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Fielding Error
Deep Conviction
Dwells in this Path
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Japan’s Longest
Hand-dug Tunnel
“Nakayama Tonnel”Why did our predecessors take on the solid bedrock
with only a pickaxe?In winter, the snow depth exceeds 4 meters, which made it too difficult to cross the mountain pass in winter. In order to remedy this situation, our predecessors took 16 years to complete this hand-carved tunnel with a total length of 900 meters using only pickaxes.
The Nakayama Tunnel is an important gift that conveys to future generations the spirit of working hard and the power to accomplish things
Why did they dig the "Hand-Dug Tunnel"?
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