<!–– 90,4 km left to Utsunomiya ––> ``` First Day – Saitama Prefecture, Southern Kawaguchi ``` An uneventful walk along the Iwatsuki Highway comes to a brief halt at a junction, the road ahead obstructed by a particularly large sinkhole. Dilapidated buildings surround the area, with tree branches growing through the fractured window panes. The sign hanging off a bent traffic light indicates a nearby entrance to Kawaguchi-Motogo Station, the stairway leading underground hopelessly blocked by ...