Yanagase Tunnel
A tunnel through the border between Shiga and Fukui prefectures, opened in 1884 (Meiji 17) as a railway tunnel on the old Hokuriku Line and later converted for road use. It is over 1 km long, with little lighting inside, and so narrow that only one car can pass at a time, so traffic lights at both entrances control alternating one-way traffic. Walls that mix concrete with bare rock, damp air, and the small light of the exit far ahead create a closed-in feeling; long before its reputation as a haunted spot, it already has an unusual presence simply as a road tunnel. When driving through, pay close attention to oncoming traffic and the timing of the signals.
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Nearby liminal spaces
- Tsuruga Railway Museum (Former Tsuruga Port Station) (11 km)
- Tokuyama Dam (Submerged Site of Tokuyama Village) (30 km)
- Site of Reversible Destiny – Yoro Park (50 km)
- Yanagase Shopping Street (Yanagase-dori) (57 km)
- Pieri Moriyama (57 km)
- Shakunage Gakko (Former Kaigake Elementary School) (69 km)
LIMap is a map for finding and sharing liminal spaces: places emptied of people that feel eerie and nostalgic at the same time. Many of these places are private or off-limits, so please follow the notes above and view them only from where you are allowed.