"Melody Road" 320 meter section of Route 370 「メロディーロード」 (Kimino)

Japan / Wakayama / Kishigawa / Kimino
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Grooves are cut into the asphalt at specific intervals so that while driving over them automobile tires will produce a melody. This one apparently plays a 30 second tune (at 45 km/h [28mph]) by Kyu Sakamoto.

The concept was created by a Mr. Shinoda, working with the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute. "Melody Roads" are now located in the provinces of Hokkaido, Wakayama and Gunma.

Thanks to duallife.blogspot.com/2007/05/singing-roads.html

The first "Melody Road" is located here wikimapia.org/#lat=43.687426&lon=145.053006&z=13&l=0&m...
Wikipedia article: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/メロディーロード
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Coordinates:   34°8'11"N   135°23'21"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago