Slipping onto the Sanyō Expressway, bound for Hiroshima, you might find yourself at Tsutsuga PA. This isn’t just any rest stop. Tsutsuga PA carries the echoes of a town swallowed by time. Before 2004, a village named Tsutsuga thrived nearby. It boasted lush forests and a close-knit community of about 1,200 people. The Ōta River flowed nearby, fed by the smaller Tsutsuga River. These waterways nurtured the village, providing sustenance and shaping its identity. Tsutsuga’s story began in 1889 with the merger of Uezunuga and Nakagonuga villages. For over a century, life flowed at a different pace here. Then, in 2004, Tsutsuga merged with Kake and Togouchi to form the town of Akiōta. The village vanished from the map, becoming a part of something larger. Tsutsuga PA stands as a quiet testament to this lost town. It’s a place where you can pause, stretch your legs, and perhaps feel a whisper of the past. Even though the village is gone, its name and a fragment of its story live on at Tsutsuga PA, a rest stop on the road to Hiroshima.
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