Sunday, August 3, 2025

I Go To Ioki Cave In Kohchi


Ioki Cave is located near ocean coast and Higashiyama Forest Park in Aki city, Kohchi Prefecture.

The entrance to the cave is a 5-minute walk from Ioki Station on the Gomen Nahari Line.



The cave is 40 meters long, and its canyon was formed by the erosion of ocean water 3 million years ago.














Friday, July 25, 2025

I Go To Monet's Garden In Shikoku


This is Marmottan, Monet's Garden, in Kitagawa Village, Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku.
This is a reproduction of Monet's Garden in Giverny, where the French impressionist painter Claude Monet lived from 1883 onwards, and was landscaped under the guidance of Gilbert Vayet, an advisor to Monet's garden in France.



















Right Picture: Claude Monet

Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of Impressionism painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism.


Saturday, July 19, 2025

I Go To Kohchi Castle At Night



The passage from Kochi Castle's Otemae Gate to the castle tower was decorated with flower arrangements.
The flower arrangements were lit up, and the lighting on the cherry blossoms and other trees was also beautiful.








Near the castle tower, a performance with a Japnaese sword was taking place.

Sunday, July 13, 2025

I Go To Ryoma Birthplace Memorial Museum


Sakamoto Ryoma, born on 3 January 1836, was a Japanese samurai, and influential figure of the Bakumatsu, and establishment of the Empire of Japan in the late Edo period.

He advocated for democracy, Japanese nationalism, return of power to the Imperial Court, abolition of feudalism, and moderate modernization and industrialization of Japan.