Saturday, February 28, 2026

I Go To Innoshima Flower Center





The pyrethrum,  Jyochu-Giku in Japanese,  was designated the flower of the former Innoshima City in 1983.
It is a perennial plant belonging to the Asteraceae family that grows to about 60cm and blooms with a row of white petals at the end.

Pyrethrum was once cultivated as an ingredient in mosquito coils and other products, and by May Innoshima would be covered in pure white.















Friday, February 27, 2026

I Go To Shirataki-Yama


Mt. Shirataki, located on Innoshima Island in Onomichi City, is home to around 700 stone Buddha statues lined up around the Kannon Hall at the summit. 

The stone Buddha statues, created during the Edo period, blend into the natural surroundings, and from the observation deck at the summit you can enjoy a spectacular 360-degree view of the islands of the Seto Inland Sea.











Thursday, February 26, 2026

I Go To JMSDF Kure Museum


The museum displays the history and equipment of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. 
The first floor introduces the history of the JMSDF, the second floor introduces the threat of mines and the activities of minesweepers, and the third floor introduces the activities of submarines.





 

















Wednesday, February 25, 2026

I Go To Kintaikyo Bridge In Iwakuni City


Kintaikyo Bridge is one of Japan's three most famous bridges, and was built in 1673, early in the Edo period. It has five arches, measuring 193.3m in length and 5m in width.






Iwakuni Chōkokan is a public museum in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Constructed between 1942 and 1945 for the storage and display of the works of art and craft and historical materials.







Tsunemasa Kikkawa was the first lord of the Iwakuni domain