I visited the 'Mirai Convenience Store', which is said to be the most beautiful convenience store in the world, across the Kirigoe Pass.



When I went to the event '

Challenge! Machi Asobi vol.3 ' which has been held since May 14, 2022, the local staff told me that this Machi Asobi stamp rally was targeted. The ' Mirai Convenience Store ' was recommended to go once.

It's a little less than 100km from the center of Tokushima city (in front of the station), a little over 2 hours by car, which is clearly inconvenient, but this time, I went to Toyo-cho, which is on the prefectural border with Kochi and where the world's first DMV runs . There was an opportunity to extend it, and from here the distance was shortened to about 65 km and the time could be reached in the 1 hour range, so without knowing the details, it is actually the best 'Kokudo' in Tokushima Prefecture, National Highway No. 193, Kirigoe. I crossed the pass and went to a future convenience store.

In addition, after running this route, Machi Asobi official Twitter has called for to use Route 55 instead of Route 193, so this article is for reference only. Make sure to move safely.

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If you want to see only future convenience stores, please skip to the item ' Future convenience stores ' from the table of contents.

◆ Table of contents
・ From Kaiyo Town to Kirigoe Pass
・ From Kirigoe Pass to Mirai Convenience Store
・ Mirai convenience store

◆ From Kaiyo Town to Kirigoe Pass
After visiting the gourmet hunt shop Houraido in Kaiyo-cho and purchasing the DMV Monaka, we will enter National Highway 193 along the Kaifu River.



Cross the bridge and head north while looking at the Kaifu River on your right. A two-lane road will continue for a while.



The road is about one and a half lanes from around

the village of the stream .



After passing through the village of

Arase , National Highway 193 separates from the Kaifu River and becomes along the Minoseya River.



After passing the village, I was repairing the collapsed road. At the time of writing the article, you can check the state of construction on Google Maps.



The Kainose bus stop , which is a junction. The town bus will turn left here.



You can see the part that was under construction on the downstream side.



The upstream side looks like this. National highway No. 193 climbs the mountain along the stream that turns to the right, so it does not head toward the mountain that can be seen in the front direction.



After passing the village of Kainose, there will be no private houses along the road. Also, after a while, basically the road where the left side (valley side) is cliff and the right side (mountain side) shoulder is rolling and falling rocks will continue. Although there are places where you can evacuate, it seems that it will be quite difficult to separate by a big car.



Eventually, you will see a branch sign.



Depending on the map,

this branch is Kirigoe Pass, but the sign says that the pass is still straight. Turn right at ' Forest Road Rokucho Todoroki Line '.



The forest road is connected to Prefectural Road 36 at

Kawamata, Naka-machi . It is said that the road has a good view, but this time we will see it off.



Proceeding a little from the fork, you will find the 'Related Forest Road Kirikoshi Line Opening Memorial' on the outside, which bulges a little on the right curve.



Next to that, there is a map of Naka-cho and a town name plate with the catchphrase '

Naka is pretty good '.



The back side where 'Naga Town' is written is Kaiyo Town. In Google Maps etc., this point on the town border is referred to as Kirigoe Pass.



Since it was daytime, I couldn't see the fog as the name suggests. The west side of the pass is a gentle descent, and the mountain trail to Unagitodoroyama continues.



◆ From Kirigoe Pass to Mirai Convenience Store
After passing Kirigoe Pass, there was a place where the entire slope collapsed greatly. It is understandable that traffic is not recommended.



After separating from one car after passing the Kainose village, there were no following cars or oncoming cars even after crossing the pass, and there were no seasonal or birds or insects, so it was very quiet. To go through the woods.



There was no tunnel on the Kaiyo-cho side of the pass, but the tunnel appeared only after entering the Naka-cho side. This is a tunnel called 'Kaikawa Tunnel', and the photo is the entrance on the Nakamachi side.



A sign indicating that it is a national highway, commonly known as 'rice ball', has appeared for the first time in a while. This area is Kaikawa, Naka-cho, and when I noticed it, the flow of the river was approaching again on the left side (valley side) of the road.



A one-lane road with or without guardrails. When I came down to

this point, I saw an angler in the river.



On the way, there was a

place where a forest road called the Chang'an Sea River Line was under construction . The left is the forest road under construction, and the right is National Road 193, which came down from Kirigoe Pass.



National highway No. 193 seen from the forest road entrance. You can see that the Kaigawatani River runs right next to the road.



It is a clear river flow.



After passing the forest road branch, there is a tunnel again.


The inside of this tunnel is paved near the wellhead, but the rock surface is exposed as it is near the center.



I was a little surprised that the Kaikawa tunnel, which is closer to the pass than here, was paved.



After passing through the tunnel, it becomes two lanes and I think that the 'rough road' part is over ...



Tunnel again.



As before, there is no inner wall near the center.



At the end of the tunnel, it was seen that the bolts were firmly fixed to prevent landslides.



Beyond this, I had the impression that it was a rather orthodox mountain road. In addition, since this process was selected as 'I want to go to a future convenience store as soon as possible' and I am not aiming to complete National Highway 193, I entered Prefectural Highway 296 from

the village of Kaikawa . After crossing the Naka River, it merges with National Highway No. 195. This is the dam lake of Kominono Dam, which you can see from the train window just before the confluence.



National Highway 195 is a scenic road that runs along the Naka River.



Improvements have been made considerably to shorten the time, such as by installing a tunnel around the ridge, but some areas do not have a center line.



◆ Future convenience store
After a little over an hour from Kaiyo Town, I arrived at a future convenience store.



The place is here, just before the Yotsuashi Pass, which borders Kochi Prefecture. Many people will come by car or motorbike, but it is not impossible to visit by public transportation because there is a bus stop called '

Rokujizo ' on the Tokushima Bus Nyudani Line nearby.


Even so, there is only the name of 'Mirai Convenience Store', and the gap with the surroundings is tremendous ...



Business hours are from 8:00 to 19:00 and are closed on Wednesdays.



The appearance is convincing even if it is said to be an art-related building in the metropolitan area.



Since Kito in Nakamachi is famous for Yuzu, Yuzu and Kito-related products are lined up on the shelves immediately after entering the store.



It's not a shop for special products, but a

Yamazaki shop , so you can find a lineup of products that you can usually buy at convenience stores.



There is also an eat-in menu ...



You can eat and drink slowly at the 'Yuzu Cafe' in the back of the store.



It's a perfect 'fashionable cafe'.



This time, I bought soft serve ice cream + yuzu salt topping and yuzu juice + carbonated water 'Yuzukinson'.



The slight acidity and saltiness make the soft serve ice cream, which is originally sweet, even more delicious.



On the other hand, 'Yuzukinson' is a place where sweetness is added if it is a soft drink, but it is not so, so the acidity of yuzu directly flows into the throat with squishy carbonic acid and is refreshing. Perfect for the hot season.



By the way, this yellow kappa is Yuzu's PR character, Yuzu

Gappa .



At the time of this visit, it was a sunny day with a lot of clouds, but when it is fine or at night when there are few clouds, it will be a mess, so I would like to visit when the weather is nice.



In addition, it was like this when showing the movement route this time on the map. Since there are many rockfalls in the section before and after Kirigoe Pass on National Highway No. 193, it is better to use another avoidance route. s


in Coverage,   Gastronomic Adventure,   Ride, Posted by logc_nt