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This time, we will visit the most remote town in Japan. Japan’s transportation system has become more convenient. Railroads were built, roads were opened, the f●●king bullet were born the bullet train is born, the highway network is improved, Where land routes were difficult to maintain, airports were built, and

Today, a meticulous network has been established that can reach large cities such as Tokyo within a few hours from most cities. In these days of the 21st century Which city is the most time-consuming city from Tokyo? Whenever I talk about this kind of topic, Gotsu City in Shimane Prefecture always comes up.

This city is out of the question. In a 2003 high school geography textbook. this city was introduced as the most time-consuming city from Tokyo. But it was probably a pig which couldn’t look up at the sky who thought of that.

He is convinced that the fastest means of transportation in this world is by train. For us, the human race, have wings. With that crazy fast ride, all you have to do is fly from Haneda to Izumo Airport, take a short ride on a shuttle bus,

And let the express train shake the poop in your intestines for an hour or so. Only 5 hours from Tokyo station Compared to the true worst of the worst, these are the suburbs of Tokyo. So I spent an enormous hour

Using timetable magazines and map apps to find out how long it would take to get from the Imperial Palace Plaza to each city’s downtown. As a result, the furthest city from Tokyo was found to be Tosashimizu City in Kochi Prefecture, famous for Cape Ashizuri, the southernmost tip of Shikoku.

If I’m going to give a title like this it would be logical to start from Tokyo Station. But,Unfortunately I don’t have the time or money to do so. And I am not good at flying, so I’m going to start the video from Okayama by Shinkansen.

Surprisingly, the time required to fly from Tokyo to Kochi City is almost the same as the time required to get there by train from Kyoto. Both take about 3.5 hours. When I arrive in Okayama, hurry down to platform 8,

And hop on a seat on the Nampu express train bound for Kochi and secure a seat. Many passengers boarded the train just before departure. The train was so crowded that about 70% of the seats were occupied at the time of departure. Since this vehicle had an Anpanman painted on it,

The video was substituted with one take three years earlier. The youtube AI will think the video is for children if even a small amount of Anpanman is shown. No matter how vulgar the content. AI is technology that aims to mimic human intelligence. However, Google seems to be very careful in its work.

They have even reproduced the intelligence of netizens who look only at article headlines and make misguided comments. The train left Okayama Station at 11:05 on time, after about 20 minutes, the train approached the Bridge,which connects Honshu and Shikoku. Because the train passes through the bridge girder,

The view is inferior to the road above. Instead, you can watch as long as you like as the black land rises from the blue sea and the milky haze that accentuates the island’s outline gradually blends into the blue of the sky. This is how a view of the Seto should be.

I once crossed the Seto on a rainy day. I couldn’t see the islands, and the sea is just dark without the sun. It was not a good view. The ocean must be seen on a clear day. If you want to feel the Seto with all your senses while also enjoying the wind,

I recommend you to take a sightseeing train, “Ampanman Trolley”. It is a popular train, but only one car is connected to the train, so be careful to make a reservation. Even if two cars are connected,

It is not very profitable because foreigners who love this train only use the “Japan Rail Pass,” a free pass. After crossing the 12KM(7.45ml) bridge in less than 10 minutes, the train enters the Sanuki Plain, the gateway to Shikoku. It is a very small plain. In an instant, we enter the Shikoku Mountains,

Which cover most of the main island of Shikoku. The train is swinging right and left on the tracks at the mercy of the mountains, using tilting train system. The Oboke-Koboke section is the highlight of the Nampou express. Whenever the view opens up, passengers look down into the mirror below, through their smart phones.

Yoshino River can be seen from either side of the window. However, the right side is wrong. Te cave gate and trees are in the way, making it impossible to get a good image. It looks beautiful with the naked eye, though. It took 80 minutes to cross the mountains and enter the Kochi plain.

This plain is the only plain in Kochi Prefecture,where 90% of the prefecture is covered by mountains, that can form a large city with a population of 100,000 or more. The plains cover an area of 140 square kilometers, which is 2% of Kochi Prefecture. However, the majority of Kochi’s 670,000 residents live

In and around this plain. This station is Gomen Station. In Japanese, it means “forgive me,” an apology.It is a very strange place name. The name of the place comes from the factthat during the cultivation of the land, the lords forgave the residents not to pay taxes. 2.5 hours from Okayama,4 hours from Kyoto,

I finally arrived at Kochi Station. Crossing the sea and mountains, I have come a long way. I stand tall on the platform, thinking so. But the road to Tosashimizu is far away. I’m barely over halfway to Tosashimizu.

The next runner is the Asizuri Express train headed for the western part of Kochi Pref. Another two hours on this train will take us to Shimanto City The train is quieter than in Nampaou, with ridership around 50%. About half of them were local residents who used the train on a regular basis.

By the time we left Susaki, about 40 minutes from Kochi Station, the car was deserted. After leaving Susaki, the Pacific Ocean finally peeks out. However, it seems that the people who laid this line were stingy. They thaugt that passengers would be satisfied with a 10-second view of the ocean, I guess.

In an instant, the train plunged into the mountains. Because of the topography, with steep mountains looming right in front of the coastline and plunging directly into the seabed, it was not possible to lay tracks where the sea could be seen.

From Kubokawa station, the train leaves the JR line and enters a private railway line. At the far boarding area. a Yodo-line diesel car was waiting for the train to Uwajima, Ehime. This is the fourth and final train of the day.

The next time a heavy rain crushes the track, the line will probably be closed. After passing through the mountains and past the fishing village of Tosasaga, we were finally reunited with the Pacific Ocean. Of cause, the scenery is great, because of the gently curving tracks laid on the intricate coastline.

One minute you see the ocean, the next minute you’re pulled away from the view. You keep looking at the wall.. Yeah! The ocean! a tunnel again. You can relive what unpaid users see on YouTube. Why can’t I get a better view when I’m paying for express fare?

A little over 100 minutes from Kochi Station, the train arrives at Nakamura Station. The time is 15:31. Six hours have already passed since we left Kyoto. I feel like throwing my luggage in the hotel room, lying on the bed, and listening to ear-licking ASMR on YouTube Premium.

But there is one yellow bus in my path. I have to get on it and have my ass developed for another hour. The passengers unleashed from the two-car express. There were roughly 30 people, I think. But each scattered to the city center of Shimanto. Only about one hand came on this bus.

Since this bus is on the route to Tosashimizu City, it quickly leaves the urban area of Shimanto and heads south along the Shimanto River. The Shimanto River flows through the steep mountains of Shikoku. Therefore, it is difficult to construct a riverbank, and there are many untouched rock walls.

For this reason, people call this river the last clear stream in Japan. Some people often call it a clear stream because there are no dams, but, there are dams on tributaries, In fact, there are also some small-scale dams on the main stream as well. However, a dam is defined

As a structure that is at least 15 meters high. “There is no dam on the main river because there is no structure over 15 meters high.” We could quibble like this. Once down near the mouth of the river, the road says, “I can’t deal with you anymore,”

And turns away from the river and begins to climb the pass. After passing through a tunnel, I finally reach Tosashimizu City. The road follows a small river and picks up the demand of fishing villages as it runs along the coastline.

There are a few guest houses scattered about, perhaps because rock fishing is famous. After an hour’s drive from the station, We finally arrive at the city center of Tosashimizu. It is 7 hours from Kyoto and about 7 hours from Tokyo, This is the center of Tosashimizu, the furthest city from Tokyo.

As you can see from our travels up to this point, this city is not only far from Tokyo, also isolated from nearby cities. It takes 3 hours to get to Kochi City, the nearest city. Just to go to the cinema in Kochi city is a trip of 5,500 yen one way.

But even Kochi City, which takes three hours, has a population of only 300,000. What there is to see there is very limited. I want a bigger commercial facility. In this case, it would take 5.5 hours to travel to the mega city of Okayama.

And even if you use a car, the situation is not that much better. It takes 70 minutes to get to the highway network, and that highway is more than 70 KM(45miles) to Kochi City, one-lane, 15 km/h(10MPH) speed limit, no overtaking. It’s a great autobahn.

Leaving my luggage at the hotel, I decided to take a short stroll around the city. First, the main street, Route 321. Although it is still a little early for the rush hour, I would probably get jumped if I crossed the street without signaling. The population of the city is 11,000.

With a five-digit population, it looks quite nice as a city. This is the police station and post office. Looking at the number of crimes last year, they are dispatched about once every 10 days. It is peaceful, though not as peaceful as Nosakogawa village, Nara,

Where people seem to make a big fuss just for stealing persimmons. But it may be that those who have the energy to do evil are just not there anymore. The aging rate in this city.. has already exceeded 50%. Among 800 cities in Japan,

Only the former mining cities in Hokkaido have a higher aging rate than here. Are there any good economic news for a local city like this? Leaving the main street, we head for a sort of back street of the city.

This appears to be an industrial road connecting the fishing port and the processing plant. There is very little traffic at this time of day. There seems to be an entertainment district nearby, so let’s take a peek. I underestimated that it was a shuttered shopping street anyway.

But, that idea was soon to be changed. Not surprisingly, it is packed with private stores, taverns, and snack bars. Those private stores like that, by the devil of capitalism, are usually closed, or at best, franchised. But in remote areas away from cities like this… they don’t even seem to want to expand.

You seldom see chain stores in this city. There are no restaurants at all, especially food and drink. Ohsho, Cocos and Yoshinoya that dominate the countryside roadside .. are not here. Hence, no people are rolled up by the mighty gravity,

It still retains the look of a good old 20th century shopping district to this day. The sun is setting and the image stabilizer is not working well. I’m going back to the hotel. Next morning, we will leave the city by bus at 8:45 am.

Our first destination is Cape Ashizuri, the southernmost point of Shikoku. This cape has long been called the furthest point from Tokyo. Time required from the city is about 30 minutes. In other words, from Tokyo Station, it takes 7.5 hours by public transportation only.

This means it will take 6 hours even if you use a rental car from the airport. Last night we had dinner at a tavern in the entertainment district. This kind of local restaurant is… the waiter and the regulars, engage in a heated discussion over the counter.

So, strangers get the sense that it’s hard to enter the restaurant. But, well, in this town where Cape Ashizuri is located, it should not be uncommon for strangers to blend into the stores. I choose the quietest place possible and enter the restaurant. I rarely drink alcohol,

But, I had not been on a trip for a long time, so I was in a high state of excitement on that day. I ordered alcohol out of character. This was the first alcohol of the year.

I’m getting drunk, and the waiter who talks to me is a professional talker, and we have a good conversation. Hi, Where are you from? A.., I’m from.. Kyoto. Well, from such a distant place! I’ve been there once before. The Golden Pavilion in autumn leaves, it’s beautiful, isn’t it?

Oh, locals… don’t go there… very often. I don’t know! What a waste to live so close by! You should see one while you are still young enough to complete it. I guess so… haha…. Running along a road laid out on top of a coastal terrace, sometimes at a brisk pace

Running carefully so as not to fall under the cliff at times. Population of Ashizuri Peninsula is about 5000 About half of the city’s population lives here. But this peninsula is like a huge mountain on the Kuroshio Current

There is not as much flat land for human habitation as there is space to swing a cat around. Therefore, place names are extremely rare, and it is difficult to name the stops. Ibri Branch Rd, Shishigakoi(not sounds like place name) etc, The names of places that do not look like place names continue

In a different way from those of Hokkaido, which is lined with numbers. The worst one is the “big curve”, two before Cape Ashizurimis It’s named after a very tardy job…. Well, this intersection is the “big curve” stop.

The fact that the common noun “big curve” is the name of the bus stop itself is almost enough, but the fact that it is actually a corner that can be turned around by turning the steering wheel 3 millimeters adds to the strangeness of the bus stop name.

There is actually another “curved” bus stop on this route. Its name is the “Mahoran Curve” stop. I am so full of many characterful bus stops. This bus stop is in the middle of a 450 meter long straight. I am not familiar with car racing, but let’s imagine for a moment.

If you held a rally event here, the actual situation would be like this. Car 86 exits the corner, entering the straight Mahoran Curve, the longest straight in this stage! Both the live audience and the viewers will have no idea what you are talking about.

I think the intelligent viewer will already know what the background was. Those are remnants of the old road. The curve that was the origin of the name disappeared as a result of road reconstruction, and only the name of the bus stop remained.

So, here we are at the furthest point from Tokyo: Cape Ashizuri. The temple on the other side of the road is Kongofukuji Temple, the 38th temple of the 88 temples pilgrimage in Shikoku. The longest walk from the previous temple is a hardship in itself,

But this temple is famous for its 120,000-square-meter training hall, one-fourth the size of the Vatican. There are several restaurants and souvenir shops on the road side. The building has four floors and the store seems to be very large,

Which is a remnant of the fact that this building was originally a hotel. In the 70’s when everyone was bringing in money and travel was booming… whether a cat, a mouse, or a 35-year-old jobless retiree… Oops they shouldn’t work as workers, should they? They should not work as company employees.

They have a lot of talent for creating new works. Well, anyway, it seems that business was prosperous, and there are some images left from that time. However, with the end of the travel boom, all of them went out of business.

There are several fine hotels in the village about 500 meters to the west, which may have been moved due to some kind of ordinance. From the path next to the store, you can get to the cape. After a few dozen meters through the wooden tunnel, I will soon come to the highlight.

This rock is “Yurugiishi” (waver stone). As you can see, it is a huge rock that will not move even with the force of 100 men. But on the other hand, a young child in the village lightly poked and prodded.. and it was shaken.

Since then, it has been used as a stone to measure the weight of one’s sins. A prefectural history book that used 10,000 pages just to write “rural” said something like that.

On the other hand, the tourist information board says that Kobo Daishi (one of the most famous priests in Japan) discovered it and used it to test one’s filial piety. Looking at the top of the rock, there were traces of stone play. It looked like it would crumble with the slightest tremor.

What did I think at this time, I walked away cautiously, thinking that it would be a big deal if it collapsed. But even without thinking calmly.. for 1,200 years since the time of Kobo, how can such a pebble remain in equilibrium? It’s a tourist’s sense of fun.

Continue on the path for a while. If you turn your head slightly upward, you can see the trees reaching desperately for the sun in the sky. But beauty things is even at our feet. It is almost the same for trees and people

To look to distant places and the wider world for wonderful things and miss the irreplaceable things that are nearby. After walking for about 5 minutes, I arrived at the lighthouse. Standing on a 60-meter-high cliff, Shikoku’s southernmost lighthouse is a featureless missile-shaped structure. It is about the same size as Kim Jong-un’s Taepodong.

The most famous lighthouse in Shikoku is the Cape Muroto Lighthouse, which boasts the largest luminous intensity in Japan. The brightness is 1.6 million candela. It is estimated that 70% of the brightness of the city of Muroto is its lighthouse. Its light reaching distance of 46 kilometers is also the largest in Japan.

It delivers signals and safety to ships running in the seas around Japan. However, The Ashizurimisaki Lighthouse, which is a potential counterpart in terms of topography, is not to be outdone. The luminous intensity here is 460,000 candela. Compared to Muroto, these numbers are pretty shabby. But, the importance will remain the same.

The square in front of the lighthouse is surrounded by trees, so the view is not clear. Heading toward the observatory. This is the cape where Kongofukuji Temple, the most difficult temple to reach in the 88 temple pilgrimage in Shikoku, is located.

This road does not allow you to walk with a camera rolling in a carefree manner. As if to reject the tourists who come with a lickety-split attitude, branches jut out, blocking the way. I am prepared to take on this challenge for the sake of money and to be pampered.

After struggling to reach the observatory, I found a group of several people. To my surprise, they are Chinese tourists. Foreign visitors to Japan go to only a few very famous tourist attractions. But only the Chinese sometimes show up in less major tourist destinations in the country.

For an aficionado of Japan who has explored all the renowned scenic spots across the country, Shikoku represents the ultimate challenge. Cape Ashizuri stands as the most remote and unexplored part of this intriguing island They are likely Japan enthusiasts who have explored more Japanese cities than most natives.”

They used phrases that only someone deeply versed in Japanese culture would understand. The view from the observatory is a fitting price for the six or seven hours it takes to come from Osaka-Tokyo. When Kobo-Daishi visited this cape, he found an ideal world in this place overlooking the boundless ocean.

This is the reason for the construction of the Vajrapani Temple that I just mentioned. Even after 1200 years, our sensibilities still deem this view as supreme. Every time we see and hear the waves crashing against the rugged cliffs, our stagnant heart from the monotonous daily grind is cleansed,

Sharpening our antenna to the subtleties of life. Out at sea, you can see the comings and goings of large cargo ships. Tosashimizu could be called, in a sense, Japan’s endpoint. It’s not bustling with people. In contrast, offshore is the modern Silk Road connecting Europe and Asia with Japan.

I’ve heard that even just the oil tankers linking the Middle East and Japan line up every 200 kilometers along this route. Naturally, this route is also frequented by car carriers and container ships, making its congestion quite evident. A sign below the observation deck suggests there’s an even better view nearby.

Let’s check that out too. “Conttruction area. Keep out.” Let’s pretend we didn’t see it and head for another famous spot. The next location is 60 meters down the coast, accessible only via a narrow and steep staircase. Having just seen a snake flee, I’m a bit on edge.

Honestly, I wouldn’t want to come here in summer. If you’re planning a visit, I recommend January or February. This area is a camellia habitat, and that’s when they are in full bloom. Being near the warm Kuroshio Current, even in midwinter, daytime temperatures exceed 10 degrees Celsius.

The last time it dropped below freezing here was in 2011. If you want to forget the winter cold, Tosashimizu is an ideal destination. Incidentally, the language of flowers for camellias is ‘modest kindness’.

It’s a handy phrase to use as a last resort when you must compliment the man in front of you but can’t find a single thing to praise. And so, there are those who grow up under the mistaken belief that kindness is their best trait.

They are the ones on social media, expressing superficial sympathy, crafting an image of “gentleman” that lacks substance, and clinging desperately to that portrayal. I nearly slipped, but I’ve safely descended to Hakusan Domon(Hakusan-tunnel). Taking a few steps forward, I was struck by the spatial scale and,

By extension, the temporal scale that it suggested. I found myself involuntarily holding my breath in sheer awe. Seeing this landscape, I was reminded of Ron Mueck’s sculpture of a giant baby that I saw in a psychology lecture.

At first glance, it appears to be a grotesque baby, but when placed next to a person, its immense size becomes striking, altering our perception before and after the reveal. During my research on the Internet, I saw a pictures of Hakusan Domon on my 27-inch monitor.

But seeing it in person changes your impression entirely. This experience is tacit knowledge, impossible to fully articulate or capture on film. All I can say is, take two days to come and see it for yourself. Coast is clear.

I feel like shouting out some indecent words while I have this view all to myself. However, today I came by bus, not by car. The bus will arrive in 10 minutes. It’s time to start heading back. The next destination is Nakanohama, about 30 minutes from here.

The road to Cape Ashizuri has improved significantly over the past decade. You can even see photos of the road construction on Street View. However, the bus company couldn’t relocate the village’s convenient bus stops to the distant new road. The bus takes the old, narrow, and winding road through the village.

If I were driving, I’d probably be scraping the walls of the houses. The Nakanohama village that I reached is an ordinary fishing village with a population of 500. However, this village is known for producing John Manjiro. John Manjiro was an extraordinarily central figure in the early Japan-America diplomacy, known to every Japanese.

My visit here was to see the house where Manjiro grew up. The house is this. The shabbiness of the house made me release the breath I had been holding just earlier as a sigh. It’s another instance where seeing the real thing changes your perception.

Upon reflection, Manjiro was not from a prestigious family; he was just the son of a fisherman. A faithful reconstruction of his home would not be grand. It’s just a humble fisherman’s house. Tucked away in the back of an old village, accessible only through narrow streets, adds to its modesty.

However, this unassuming house reminds us of a man who, by fate’s twist, left his mark on history. With nothing else of note, I head back to the city. The next bus is in an hour, and the town seems to be about 2 kilometers away, So, I’ll walk back.

After a 20-minute walk, the town comes into view. The urban area, developed around a good harbor, has a population of 3500. Previously a quiet village, it flourished in modern times through whaling. Whaling has since ceased, but had it continued, they might have drawn the ire of cute animal rights activists.

Looks like things are getting worse. With each step I take, the cityscape gets more and more comically distant. I hesitantly check google map. Oh, the road surrounds the harbor beautifull Map says “it’s a 40-minute walk”. When the bus from Nakanohama passed me by,

I almost broke down crying on the spot for my foolishness. The only good thing was the distance marker. Usually, cities farther away are listed higher up, but this sign had some of the order mixed up. Do you think that would be any consolation?

After walking for 80 minutes, I returned to Plaza Pal. In Tosashimizu, a city without a train station, this shopping mall serves as the transportation hub. Sitting on a bench in the bus waiting room inside the store, I pondered how to get to the next destination, the John Manjiro Museum.

The next bus is in 40 minutes, which is the worst timing. It’s a bit risky to venture out for lunch in this unfamiliar city with such little time. Yet, it’s too long to just sit and wait. Plus, it’s a 40-minute walk to the museum.

Meaning, if I start walking now, I’ll get there faster than the bus. With a distant look in my eyes, I stood up and decided to walk. It’s another long detour around the harbor. This time, the harbor is Ashizuri Port. Until 2001, a ferry operated between Osaka and this port,

Departing Osaka at 11 PM, stopping at Kan-noura in eastern Kochi Prefecture, and arriving here before 10 AM the next morning. Although it started operation in 1982, an accident in 1999 led to the discontinuation of the route in 2001. Since the end of the 19th century,

Regular routes from Kochi city to Tosashimizu had been running, with some interruptions, until this final curtain call. Now, this port only occasionally sees cruise ships. Fortunately, I made it to the museum without being passed by the bus. After lunch at the attached restaurant and a visit to the museum,

I boarded the next bus to the west to Tatsukushi. When it comes to tourist destinations in Tosashimizu, there’s none other than Cape Ashizuri, the southernmost point of Shikoku. In fact, Ashizuri might be even more well-known than the city name of Tosashimizu itself.

But if you’ve made the effort to come all the way to Ashizuri, it would be a shame to miss Tatsukushi. First, I visited that building over there. It’s the so-called Underwater Observatory. The water depth in the room varies with the tide, but it’s about 3 meters deep.

Through the windows, you can see corals and tropical fish. Unlike the creatures in aquariums, these are all natural. What you see depends on luck, but it’s unlikely you’ll see nothing, given they built such a structure for commercial purpose. Many fish were swimming that day. Watching these fish swimming naturally,

I thought, they open and close their mouths, occasionally darting forward with a quick shake, not much different from those in an aquarium. An aquarium appears to be nothing more than a large tank filled with fish. In fact, however, they seem to be well thought out. This is porcupinefish.

Rumors that he is a poor swimmer for a fish and is swept away by the current seem to be true. Shikoku, sitting at about 33 degrees north, is in a temperate zone. But as I said before, with the Kuroshio Current flowing right by,

Even the dead of winter sees water temps around 17°C. Hence, the fish here are mostly tropical. Their vibrant colors are said to match the corals or are due to the impact of sunlight. This was written in the northernmost aquarium in Wakkanai City. The rarest creatures are sea turtles and lobsters,

But they aren’t exactly common sights. So, I decided to try and spot octopus. I squinted hard at the seabed. But true to its ‘ninja of the sea’ nickname, it was utterly elusive. I felt like I battled for about 10 minutes, but as dusk approached, I called it quits.

Peering out the window for one last time, I saw a porcupinefish drifting by with a look of total resignation. The sun was about to go over the mountain. Next up, the last spot. Tatsukushi Coast, born from soft sandstone sculpted by wind and waves,

Offers a coastline of continuous prayers, a different vibe from Cape Ashizuri. Following Google Maps, I ended up on this trail. I raised my phone to the sky several times to bring the GPS back to its senses, but it insisted it was this way.

Google seems to be hell bent on killing my channel. No way I’m brave enough to walk a trail where a fall means curtains, So, I’ll try from the other side. This structure is the remains of the Coral Museum, colloquially known as ‘Ryugu-jo (Dragon castle)’. It heard it was operational until around 2007.

Now I’m on the opposite side of that earlier path. This side is not as well maintained, but at least there is little chance of slipping and falling into the Sanzu River. The first thing that grabs your attention at Tatsukushi Coast is the beehive-like holes on the right wall,

A bit too intense for those with trypophobia. These are ‘tafoni,’ common in coastal sandstone. They’re formed when salt in the rock crystallizes and shatters the surface. At first glance, this boardwalk seems like a free-for-all plaza with no apparent path, In reality, however, it is a trap:

It is a one-way street where one must follow a set path while paying attention to one’s surroundings… like human life. This coast once had layers of alternating sandstone(砂岩) and mudstone(泥岩). Mudstone, however, is very easily weathered, and where there were once layers of mudstone, there are large trenches.

It is very dangerous to try to force one’s way across to the next sandstone. Therefore, the administration built a concrete bridge over groove so that people can cross safely to the next sandstone. But the administration did too good a job. It is too familiar with the landscape.

I managed to get over the rocks and came to the most famous place on the Tatsukushi Coast: Otake Kotake(Bamboo coast). The name is derived from the rounding of the sandstone by weathering, plus the beautifully carved joints, which look like bamboo.

I really have a lot of prayers I want to show you at the back of this, But, unfortunately the road is the worst, and it’s also sunset. I’m like a Japanese who goes to the Louvre, sees only the Grand Gallery and the Mona Lisa, and turns back. It is time to say goodbye.

Thank you for watching.