Hinuma is a brakish lake located about 120 kilometers northeast of Tokyo. Large-sized Shijimi clams are a noted product in the lake, but it's not everything. On the coast of the lake, we can see hydrangea flowers in this season. The hydrangea footpath is open in Hinuma Natural Park. Visitors can enjoy over 30 species, 10,000 of the flowers along the footpath. I like Oak-leaved hydrangea (Hydrangea quereifolia or "snow flake") best. As its name suggests, it has oak-shaped leaves and pure white petals.
To visit Lake Hinuma Natural Park, the nearest station is Mito on the JR East Joban line. The EMU E531 series is the main fleet on the line. It was launched in 2005 to replace decrepit old trains such as the EMU 403 and 415 series. 460 cars in total were built by Tokyu Sharyo, J-TREC, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and JR East Niitsu Factory. The E531 series is an AC-DC dual system train consisting of ten cars (four motorcars and six trailers) in the main sets with five cars (two motorcars and three trailers) in the subsets. The gleaming stainless steel body with a dark blue colored stripe is an outward characteristic of the E531 series. In terms of the technical specifications, a maximum speed is 130 kilometers per hour. The IGBT-VVVF (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor - variable frequency drive) inverter electric control system with induction motors is on board.
I enjoyed the beautiful hydrangea footpath and the AC-DC dual system train on the Joban line.
To visit Lake Hinuma Natural Park, the nearest station is Mito on the JR East Joban line. The EMU E531 series is the main fleet on the line. It was launched in 2005 to replace decrepit old trains such as the EMU 403 and 415 series. 460 cars in total were built by Tokyu Sharyo, J-TREC, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and JR East Niitsu Factory. The E531 series is an AC-DC dual system train consisting of ten cars (four motorcars and six trailers) in the main sets with five cars (two motorcars and three trailers) in the subsets. The gleaming stainless steel body with a dark blue colored stripe is an outward characteristic of the E531 series. In terms of the technical specifications, a maximum speed is 130 kilometers per hour. The IGBT-VVVF (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor - variable frequency drive) inverter electric control system with induction motors is on board.
I enjoyed the beautiful hydrangea footpath and the AC-DC dual system train on the Joban line.
