On the second day of our trip we headed over to Shodoshima, one of the many islands in the Seto Inland Sea.

The only way there is by ferry so we got some tickets for it and boarded the ship. It was a really nice ride as the weather was great on Sunday and it was warm out, but not too hot. Sitting on the upper deck was nice as well, as we got to view some of the other islands in the area and also got to see people fishing etc. Plus the breeze was really refreshing as well.

When we arrived to the island we tried renting some bicycles but unfortunately they were all rented out. After that we tried to get a car, but they were all rented out too, so we decided to take the buses where we needed to go. It worked out fine though.

The first spot we decided to go was Olive Park, but when we got to the bus stop where it was located there was a really nice beach so we decided to check it out and put our feet in the water to cool of. There were people swimming and wind surfing and there was a nice little snack shack with some tasty looking food.

After hanging out on the beach for a bit we headed up to the park. There was a ton of people renting broomsticks to do the Kiki's Delivery Service photo and it was pretty funny to watch it. We thought about doing it but the brooms were like a 45 minute wait because there were so many people so we decided to pass on it.

We also ate lunch at a restaurant inside the main building at the park. They had some really good food (photo #4) and a really tasty drink as well. I don't remember what it was, but I'm glad I got it. The view from the restaurant overlooked the area as well which was nice.

After lunch we headed down towards where the windmill was and stopped at a small shrine on the way. The windmill area had a nice view as well and there were people trying to jump off rocks to get photos with it lol.

After we finished up at the park we decided to head over to Angel Road. We looked at the hours when you could cross the sand bridge and we arrived early, but it seems like the hours were slightly off that day perhaps and we made it right at the perfect time. There was just a little bit of water left over the sand bridge so we were able to take our shoes off and cross. Unfortunately there were a bunch of really small rocks so it kind of hurt your feet but it wasn't too bad. We managed to make it across. Was able to take some decent photos as well. We also had some ice cream at a nearby shop. It tasted great!

After we finished checking out Angel Road, we headed back to the ferry and and as we started to leave the port I said out loud "It smells like sesame oil doesn't it?"
Well it turns out there was a sesame oil factory directly behind me so we had a bit of a laugh at that. Was a successful day!

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artofjapan
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I've got too many photos to post so I'm making another post today and at least 1-2 more in the next couple days.

After visiting Ritsurin Park we headed towards Takamatsu Castle.

The castle itself had no castle tower but it still had a really nice garden and the moat was pretty cool as well. They had a boat tour of the moat too, but we didn't think it was as extravagant as the one at Ritsurin Park and we were already tired so we decided to skip it and just tour the castle on foot.

There were a variety of different stone lanterns throughout the garden that I thought were pretty cool. I always enjoy seeing the different lantern designs for some reason.

Despite not having a castle tower, the turrets themselves were cool to see. After looking at the first castle tower we crossed a bridge that ran over the moat and headed up to the top. Once we got to the top, where the castle tower was previously located, we had a really awesome view of the area and I was able to get a photo of a boat passing through the moat. They were all wearing straw hats and special clothing, which I think was part of the experience.

After leaving the castle and heading toward our hotel, we arrived at the second turret and it had a nicer view than from inside the castle. I thought the clouds above it looked quite nice as well.

After that we headed to our hotel and rested for a bit and then headed over to a pizza place called PIZZERIA 18 for some dinner. The place had a nice atmosphere and the food was really good as well. We ordered pizza (obviously) and a variety platter as well. It all tasted great. They had Heartland as their nama-beer which I thought was nice. Don't see it very often.

Went down to Takamatsu over the 3 day weekend last week. It was the first time either one of us had been to Shikoku before and it was a lot of fun. I'm surprised it's not talked about more, as there's so much stuff to do. We stayed near Takamatsu pretty much the whole time and we still didn't get to visit every place that we wanted to go.

The first day mostly consisted of Ritsurin Park.

The park (garden) itself was quite large and there was a lot of beautiful sights to see. We really wanted to go on the boat ride throughout the park's pond, but unfortunately it started to rain just a tiny bit and they closed the boat for the rest of the day, just before we arrived...☔️

Even still we had a lot of fun walking around the park. There were a lot of koi and turtles swimming in the pond too.
We stopped by a small cafe-like building inside the park and i got an ice cream float and she got a coffee.
In front of the shop one of the custodians came by with a big bucket of fish food and created a feeding frenzy amongst the koi. I'm pretty sure I saw a single catfish in there as well. After we finished our drinks we climbed to one of the best viewing spots in the park which had a really amazing view of the bridge and the pond. You can see the people on the boat we didn't get to ride too lol?

The one building shown in photo 9 was actually a tea house where I think you could try traditional tea ceremony and eat sweets as well, but they also seemed to offer just a normal tea drinking experience as well.
We decided not to try it, but if you like tea ceremony it looked quite nice.

宮古島の与那覇前浜ビーチで撮影
水晶玉の前に貝殻を置き撮影してみました

道後温泉に立ち寄った際に風鈴の音色に導かれやってきた廊下
綺麗でした?

前から行きたかった愛媛のしもなだ駅にようやく訪れる事が出来ました?雰囲気ある素敵な駅でした

藍那里山公園
都会にあり、唯一田舎の様な体験が出来今の子供達にとってもこういう体験が必要と思い毎年訪れ何処か懐かしいそんな場所で穴場で映画「るろうに剣心」のロケ地ともなりました

藍那里山公園
都会にあり、唯一田舎の様な体験が出来今の子供達にとってもこういう体験が必要と思い毎年訪れ何処か懐かしいそんな場所で穴場で映画「るろうに剣心」のロケ地ともなりました

神河町での一時暑い暑い午後の夏の一時

初めて沖縄県の西表島に高校の頃に修学旅行で訪れた際の写真です！いつかまた行けたらいいな！

A splash of water , slow wind and the buzzing noise of insects.... A perfect summer trip at Karuizawa gives only and only refreshment. Sitting in front of this falls calm the mind and peaceful too.

Probably one of the best view of summer... Fresh green, cristal clear river water and partially snow covered mountain... Kamikochi offers everything that one can expect from the early summer season.

私が小学校低学年も頃もクーラーが普及してなくて、子供の頃よくワレワレワーとか言って扇風機で遊んでて、いつの時代もこの遊びはかわらないんだなと感じました。

【出雲日御碕燈台】
日本一の高さを誇るだけあり、中の螺旋階段を登った先の展望台が圧巻！
外観も真っ白な白亜の灯台で、世界の歴史的灯台百選にも選出されています！
国の登録有形文化財として、堂々とした出立ちでした！

【大自然】
島根県出雲市の出雲日御碕燈台から見る景色です！
水平線と海と空、木々の緑といい、色鮮やかな景色でした♪

【水平線】
島根県出雲市の出雲日御碕燈台から見る、海の景色です！
澄み切った青に、綺麗な水平線。
本当に素敵な景色でした♪

【瓜割の滝】
福井県若狭町にある、瓜割の滝です。
他にもアップしているので、別角度ですが、本当に素敵な場所で、避暑地に最適な所でした！

【瓜割の滝】
福井県若狭町にある瓜割の滝です。
瓜が割れるほど冷たい水という意味で、瓜割の滝と名前がついています。
夏に訪れたのですが、滝近辺は涼しくて、避暑地には最高な場所でした！

【須佐神社の大杉】
樹齢約千三百年。
生命力や神社の管理に驚かされました。
因みに、名前は"大杉さん"です。
公式HPにも記載あります。

富山県の立山アルペンルート、室堂に位置するみくりが池です！
夏なのに、万年雪も残る避暑地！
本当に絶景で、本当に綺麗な所でした！
何度も足を運びたくなる場所です♪

富山県の立山アルペンルートにて、雷鳥の子供がいました！
天然記念物にも指定されている鳥で、滅多に見れない中、子供にも会えたのはかなり貴重です！
本当に可愛く、親の側を離れずずっとくっついてました♪
子供も、夏仕様の毛でした。

富山県の立山アルペンルートにて、滅多に見れない雷鳥がいました！
天然記念物としても指定されている鳥で、夏仕様の毛の色をしています♪
何度も行っているのですが、この一度きりしか見れてないです(;_;)
また会えるように、足を運びたいと思います。

久々にハンモックだしました。
長年家のクローゼットに眠ってたのですが、久々に外に出れてハンモックも喜んでます?

若杉高原おおやキャンプ場にて
ほんの束の間の朝霧
起きるの遅かったら見れてませんでした

朝目覚めると霧が?凄い幻想的で、兵庫県で有名な竹田城跡の雲海や濃霧や雲海はいろんな場所で見て来たのですが、この場所はここに泊まらないと見れない光景だったのでテントから出て見れた時は感動しました?

お隣キャンパーさんがめちゃめちゃオシャレで椅子が微妙なので家族で今度は椅子を変えたいなと言ってて
何よりも私が嬉しかったのは、インドアなママがアウトドアに興味を持ち楽しんでくれた事や娘がキャンプの楽しさを知ってくれた事です

ここからの景色絶景区画サイトでしか味わえない景色最高でした?
そして温泉入った後ブヨに刺されまくりました?

若杉高原おおやキャンプ場の絶景区画サイトに行って来ました。人気のキャンプ場で中々絶景区画サイト予約出来なかったのですが、ようやく行く事が出来て非常に良かったです?
そして初めての1ポールベルテント購入し我が家はキャンプ沼にはまりだしました??

「元気な百姓達の里」と呼ばれる南伊豆町の菜の花畑へ。辺り一面の黄色い景色に囲まれて、自然と笑顔がこぼれました。