I believe all of us live our lives exposed to a variety of external elements - dangerous elements - I might add. It could be various kinds of pollution, or hazardous human relationships or natural disaster.
I am lucky enough living in the prefecture of Hiroshima where really few typhoons hit us in a year and there is no fear of tsunami or major earthquake (speaking comparatively in Japanese standard). However, things are not that good for people in Aso. There has been an eruption a few months back and to this day there are still plenty of aftershocks that threaten to scare the tourists away.
The close proximity between the volcano and the human settlements blew me away. I do not have a lot of photos to show you but I did manage to take this video with my cellphone. (pardon my english)
The only major road linking the town to the surrounding cities collapsed with the rumble and there is no word as to when it will be restored. Rumor has it that the state government does not have the budget for a large scale restoration and locals are quite pessimistic about reopening of the said road, and have somewhat resorted to using alternate back roads.
It saddens me to see an otherwise beautiful place being destroyed by natural disaster. However, there is no denying that such is the "cost" of living in this wonderful country. I will let you to interpret freely and make your own judgment of what I said.
Last but not least, one of my riding destinations is the FUKUOKA. It could be dangerous going there but I will do it nevertheless.
Cheers.
Regards,
CK
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