adekun’s japan blog

Enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of first-time parenthood. Progress on the organic vegetable garden and other ramblings of a gaijin in Japan’s least populous prefecture.

Kochi Trip

Written by: adekun on 19 February, 2007 12:41 am - Filed under: japan3 Comments »

Yesterday I went on a package tour to Kōchi on the island of Shikoku. We made good time and as we crossed the Grand Seto Bridge the gloomy skies began to subside. Although I was unable get any reasonable shots from within the bus, the views were striking. The series of bridges span the Seto Inland Sea which is home to around three thousand islands.
Once we arrived, our group descended upon a local ryokan for lunch (held at eleven as we over an hour early). We then had our ‘free time’ to explore the castle. The ume (asian plum) had just begun to flower.

Back on the bus we travelled the short distance to Katsura Beach, a quintessential Japanese scene.

Matsue

Written by: adekun on 26 November, 2006 9:49 am - Filed under: shimaneNo Comments »

The building of this medieval castle was overseen by Yoshiharu Horio and completed in 1611. Below is a photo of the keep.

Matsue Castle


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