The original "Melody Road" Shibetsu-Town 「メロディーロード」 (Shibetsu)

Japan / Hokkaido / Shibetsu
 road, interesting place
Grooves are cut into the asphalt at specific intervals so that while driving over them automobile tires will produce a melody.

The concept was created by a Mr. Shinoda, working with the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute.

This apparently was the "proof of concept" stretch that was cut into a lightly traveled road among rice patties.

"Melody Roads" are now located in the provinces of Hokkaido, Wakayama and Gunma, and are up to 320 meters (2 tenths of a mile) stretches of the host road.

This Wikimapian has added another (Route 370, Wakayama prefecture) here:
wikimapia.org/#lat=34.135963&lon=135.3895&z=14&l=0&m=a...

duallife.blogspot.com/2007/05/singing-roads.html
deputy-dog.com/2007/11/09/the-most-bizarre-musical-inst...
www.shibetsu.net/melodyroad/map/index.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_road
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Coordinates:   43°41'14"N   145°3'5"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago