The old town “Unnojuku” hits the road with a cut in the Chikuma River. Nagano October 16, 20:33
In Tomi City, in the eastern part of Nagano Prefecture, the area around Unnojuku, a popular tourist destination with an old quaint townscape, has suffered significant damage due to the collapse of the road due to the flooding of the Chikuma River.
Unnojuku, which is close to the Chikuma River, was once bustling as a post town on the Hokukoku Kaido, and the old quaint townscape is still a popular tourist destination.
However, according to Tomi City, the Chikuma River increased and the revetment was cut off at around 11:00 pm on the 12th of this month when the typhoon was approaching, and the adjacent city road collapsed.
The collapsed city road is a road that connects National Route 18 and Unnojuku, and has collapsed significantly over 200 meters from there.
From the collapsed site to the surrounding private house is only about 5m away, the original municipal public parking lot seems to have been washed away, and there is no trace.
In addition, the riverbank is greatly swollen, and a large abutment that seems to have supported the road remains in the river.
A self-employed man in his 60s who lived nearby said, “At that time, I thought it was bad because the water was overflowing from the embankment. I was told to evacuate to the fire department. The situation has changed completely and I think I can't live here anymore because it's dangerous and scary. "
According to the Tomi City Tourism Association, there was no direct damage to the inns at Unnojuku, but the main roads were cut off and there was no parking space, which could affect tourism.
Under this collapsed city road, there is a Shinano railway line, and it is said that Shinano railway cannot secure safety, so operation is suspended between Ueda and Tanaka.
Prospect of resumption is that it does not stand.