[ 2024 Shikoku 1000 ] [ 四国一周 ] [ Day 7 – Shimanto River Cycling ] [ 四万十川單車遊 ]
騎行距離：34km 總距離：512km
四万十川被譽為日本最後的清流，特別是其獨特的沈下橋，今日雖然是休息日，仍然安排壹個30公里的行程，沿著四万十川兩岸騎行。
由酒店經著名的四万十川赤鉄橋去對面的河堤向上游行幾公里後，便轉入河邊的羊腸小路，路很窄及路況一般，不怪得幾公里只遇到壹台小車，大概7公里便抵達佐田沈下橋。
跟著便轉出昨天走過的県340，過了最窄那段路便經村路轉出国441去安並水車の里。這𥚃有一列木製的水車，從運河抽水上灌溉水道。
打完卡放完航拍機便沿着四万十川下游去四万十屋吃鰻魚飯。這𥚃的鰻魚飯分野生及飼養兩種，野生的比飼養貴一半以上。我叫了份野生鰻魚定食，鰻魚肉口感比一般飼養的有彈性。
食完飯去附近的shopping mall嘅大創，看是否有倒後鏡賣。找到單車角落那邊都找不到，可以日本人習慣在行人路踩單車，不需要裝倒後鏡有關🤔🤔
最後沿国56去四万十市街及車站看看，可能是周日，大部分店舖都是關門。下午在酒店休息，不會外出。
Riding distance: 34km Total distance: 512km
The Shimanto River is known as the last clear stream in Japan, especially its unique submersible bridge. Although today was a rest day, I still arranged a 30km trip to ride along both sides of the Shimanto River.
I walked from the hotel via the famous Shimanto River Red Iron Bridge to the river embankment on the opposite side. After a few kilometers, I turned onto the riverside alleyway. The road was very narrow and the road condition was rough. It was no wonder that I only encountered one small car for several kilometers. It took about 7km to reach Imanari (Sada) Submersible Bridge.
Then I turned out of Prefecture Road 340, which I passed yesterday. After passing the narrowest section of the road, I turned out of National Rt. 441 via the village road and went to Yasunami Waterwheels. There was a wooden waterwheel here that pumping water from the canal to irrigate the waterway.
After checking in and putting off the aerial camera, I went downstream along the Shimanto River to Shimantoya to eat eel rice. There were two types of eel rice here, wild and farmed. The wild eel was more than 1.5 times of the price of the farmed eel. I ordered a wild eel set meal. The texture of the eel meat was more chewy than the farmed eels.
After dinner, I went to Daiso in a nearby shopping mall to see if I coukld find a rearview mirror without any success. Japanese people might be used to riding bicycles on the sidewalk and needn’t to install rear mirrors🤔🤔
Finally, I took Route 56 to Shimanto City Street and the station. It might be a Sunday and most of the shops were closed.