Steady, law-abiding drivers on a 1.2-kilometer stretch of the Noto-Satoyama Kaido Expressway in Ishikawa Prefecture are treated to a song that comes from below.
Driving along the winding roads of Shiretoko, I found myself humming the tune to “Shiretoko Ryojo,” only remembering the lyrics to the first part, “Shiretoko no misaki ni .” and the rest a string of “la la la la.”