December 05, 2003

九州最南端が立入禁止に

ツーリング派ライダーには「先っちょ好き」が多い。どこを走っても、先端を極めることに異常な情熱を燃やすのである。

北海道を走れば納沙布岬から宗谷岬、東北を走れば大間崎、四国を走れば足摺岬、といった具合に、とにかく日本全国の先っちょを自分の足(バイク)で走ることが重要なのだ。こういうライダーを「最先端ライダー」と言う(かどうかは知らない)。

そんな最先端ライダーに、恐ろしい悲報が飛び込んできた。

asahi.com : 本土最南端、立ち入り禁止に? 佐多岬の有料道路休業へ

本土最南端として旅行者らに根強い人気がある鹿児島県大隅半島の佐多岬。同岬に通じる唯一の有料道路を所有する「いわさきコーポレーション」(鹿児島市、岩崎芳太郎社長)は5日までに、同道路の経営を来年2月末をもって無期限で休業することを明らかにした。

なんですと!

この道路が休業してしまうと、佐多岬への通行は不可能。つまり、九州最南端が立入禁止状態になってしまうのである。

実は昨年九州一周ツーリングしたとき、佐多岬から指宿へフェリーで渡ろうと計画していたら、現地で2週間前にフェリーが廃止になったことを知って、結局スケジュールの関係で、佐多岬にはいけなかったのだ。
いつかリベンジに訪れようと思っていたのに、この冬立入禁止になってしまうとは、なにごとだ!

しかしあの道路、私道だったとは知らなかった。
いわさきコーポレーションといえば、指宿をはじめ鹿児島県内や島部などでホテルチェーンやゴルフ場、バス、タクシー会社などを経営する地元の大企業。地元の観光資源を大切にしない理由はないだろうに、やはり地方観光ビジネスそのものが、相当苦しいってことなんだろうか…

それにしても、公道でないならなおさら、値上げしてでも維持してくれればよいのになぁ。あるいは鹿児島県か佐多町あたりで運営を引き継いでくれたりしないのかなぁ。

次に鹿児島を訪れるときに、果たして九州最南端を制覇することが出来るのだろうか。行く末が心配である。

廃止になるって決まったら、1月中にライダーが退去して訪れたりして…(昨年の乗鞍のような光景が)
まてよ、その手で収益をあげてから、「やっぱり廃止やーめた」って言ってみる戦術だったりして?

Posted by ryo at December 5, 2003 01:47 PM | TrackBack (2)
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Ryo さんが廃止に気付いて愕然とした錦江湾のフェリー自体、
実はいわさきコーポレーションの持ち物だったんだよね。

近くの九州産業交通(熊本)が債務超過で産業再生機構の支援を
受けてるし、すでに地方経済はボロボロなんだろうねぇ...。

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