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On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, someone started a thread announcing they’d be driving from Kanagawa to “Kagayaki Fes” in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture — a 10-hour trip taken entirely on regular roads instead of the highway. They explained that while the toll expressway would shave 3 hours off the trip, it would cost an extra 10,000 yen, so they chose the back roads instead. The thread quickly filled up with tips on a shortcut route from Matsumoto to Toyama, Kanazawa sightseeing recommendations, and local specialties like nodoguro (blackthroat seaperch) and Kanazawa oden, along with live photo updates from the road.
What people said
Caffeine supply is fully stocked though
Stay safe out there
Kagayaki Fes has OCHANORMA, Tsubaki Factory, Yuhanecchi, and others performing
Re: #7
Yep
Re: #8
I did bring 4 Red Bulls just in case, but coffee should cover it so I might not even drink them
Re: #9
100 million years old
Re: #10
Since I'm already going all the way to Ishikawa, I want to do the full 2-day event
Re: #11
Because I'm taking regular roads from Kanagawa Prefecture
You should head out tomorrow instead
I mean, if you walked it'd probably take like 2 days lol
if the weather's good
Dug up some photos from back then
The road is way too winding so it's creepy on its own, and even though it barely shows in the pictures, the fog was thick and I couldn't get a good shot — plus there was some ruin-looking place with "no entry" tape around it
Drove through here in the dead of night and just remember the whole mountain being eerie
But if you go via the Northern Alps or Hida-Takayama, the scenery's great
Reports from events I'm not attending myself are always appreciated
Thanks
Safety first
Re: #23
I'll try it if I get the chance
Re: #25
It's only a 3-hour time save for an extra 10,000 yen
The highway just isn't worth it
Yahoo! Car Navi is more of a dedicated nav app
They're delicious
I'll try it if I get the chance
Re: #39
I'll try it if I get the chance
Re: #40
I'll try it if I get the chance
Well, if you're enjoying the local atmosphere and the drive itself on back roads, that's a valid choice too
Back roads aren't bad either
Like during last year's Shiga Colle Premium, I stumbled onto an amazing unexpected view, pulled over, got out, and took a bunch of photos
Re: #45
Finished work in the morning and headed straight out from there
Re: #48
I'd watch them if it were a regular joint live show, but at festivals I don't really pick them out to watch much
Then go sightseeing in Kanazawa, it'd be a waste not to
Kanazawa's museums and library are amazing, definitely worth a look
If you've got a car, swing out to Noto too — don't let the chance go to waste
On the plus side it's less crowded, so it's quiet and has a nice atmosphere
Somewhere around Tateyama might have them though
It's good
You never know when you'll get caught up in someone else's accident
Things like a "Prius rocket" (slang for elderly drivers suddenly accelerating) or getting rear-ended by a dump truck
was that Āsshu-senpai?
That's a case of mistaken identity
Re: #55
Seriously?
I already left
Well, it's not through the mountains so it's probably fine
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
“Kagayaki Fes” appears to take its name from the Hokuriku Shinkansen’s “Kagayaki” line, and is described as an event in Ishikawa Prefecture featuring multiple Hello! Project-affiliated groups such as OCHANORMA and Tsubaki Factory. Since the venue is far from the greater Tokyo area, fans traveling there inevitably face the question of how to get there, and the thread saw opinions split between taking the highway or saving money on back roads. The original poster worked out that the expressway would only save 3 hours for an extra 10,000 yen and chose the back roads instead, though some commenters said they wouldn’t mind the extra cost while others worried about safety on the mountain roads. The warnings about accidents along the way don’t refer to any specific incident — they’re best read as general driving precautions. The thread doesn’t go into the full schedule or lineup of Kagayaki Fes in detail; this article is simply a summary of the exchange that took place within it.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “I’m about to drive 10 hours to Kanazawa, any questions?.”
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