Wish we could have spent 2 weeks on Shikoku, instead we had 2 days.
In Tosa-Iwahara we went rafting with HappyRaft on the Oboke river. I’m sure the guys thought it was a floozy, but Bram and I had good fun and didn’t go overboard, yay! Afterwards we borrowed a ‘car’, aka a little pickup truck, to explore the Iya valley. It’s so tiny Bram’s knees pushed against the dashboard. Unfortunately the roads are equally tiny, as narrow as our little pickup. However we happily winded and honked our way through the gorgeous green valley, visiting the vine bridges and onsens. We stayed 2 nights at Teru’s farmhouse – the one with the red roof in the first picture.
In Kotohira we decided to skip the 1000 steps to Kompirasan’s main shrine in favor of the local sake brewery & museum and the Kabuki theatre. It’s a really nice town to wander about.
Our last night was spent in Maysuyama, famous for its Haiku poet, and Dogo, a cute little onsen resort.
More pictures later, but here’s a couple including a chopstick shop and gorgeous kabuki posters!
The last one is of the Inland Sea. Getting to and from Shikoku you will see tiny islands of green like dust speckles in a misty sea of blue, ferry beats train anytime!
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No Smoking…
…or the mountains will put their headbands on and the bears start scratching you. While a little girl – wearing number 4 – will try to hypnotize your cigarette!!!
Sumimasen Mr Termite!
When you enter Okunoin cemetery from the Ichino-hashi side, this white tower is the first mausoleum you see.
A lot of Japanese companies have shrines in Okunoin – but I thought this one was rather special, can you guess what kind of company this is?
