I Go To Kohama Island

View From Odake Tenboudai

Kohama Island is an island in the Yaeyama Islands group at the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands chain in Okinawa Prefecture.

The island is located about 25 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki Island.

The 2001 NHK drama series Churasan was set on the island.

I Go To Taketomi Island In Okinawa

 

Taketomi Island can be reached by boat from Ishigaki Island in less than 30 minutes.

The Island is part of Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park, established in 1972 and is known for its "traditional Okinawan" houses, stone walls, and sandy streets.

People place pairs of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses, with the left shisa traditionally having a closed mouth, the right one an open mouth.

The open mouth shisa traditionally wards off evil spirits, and the closed mouth shisa keeps good spirits in.

The island is circular with a village in the center.

I Go To Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre and Wakutama Pond

There was a shallow natural spring-fed water basin in front of the Centre.

The basin reflected the cone-shaped Exhibition Building inverted.

It created a mirror image of the shape of Mt. Fuji,

Pictures of Wakutama Pond follow.

Wakutamaike Pond is a spring located within the grounds of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine. 

It is designated as a special natural monument by the government and is also one of the best waters.

I Go To Kushimoto Town, Wakayama

Kushimoto Town is located in the southernmost point of Japan's main island at the southernmost tip of Kii Peninsula.

Parts of the coastal area of the town are within the limits of the Yoshino-Kumano National Park and include the Hashiguiiwa Rocks, which are a National Natural Monument.

 Kushimoto Ohashi Bridge

The island of Kii Oshima is located on the east side of the city, and is connected by the Kushimoto Ohashi Bridge,