Shodoshima Island (Kagawa)

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Tonosho Port in Shodoshima Island      Ferry boats to/from Okayama, to/from Takamatsu

'Gift of the Sun', a work by Choi Jeong Hwa (Korea)

'CHIEN ROUGE', a work by Indra Micosavljecic (France)

The sculpture modeled on a teacher and twelve students in the novel by Sakae Tsuboi, "Twenty-Four Eyes"

View from the observatory of 'Kankakei', a gorge of a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty

video (18 sec)     View from the observatory of 'Kankakei'.

Kankakei Ropeway Station with a restaurant, a shop and two observatories

video (3 min 33 sec)     View from the gondola

Shodoshoma Olive Garden   Shodoshima is the birth place of olive cultivation in Japan and so the nickname 'Olive Island'.

The play equipment 'Play Cube', the sculpture by Isamu Noguchi to bring art into daily life, in the Olve Garden

The play sculpture by Isamu Noguchi 'Spiral Slide' in the Olive Garden

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Kamikochi (Nagano)

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Kamikochi, located in Matsumoto city, Nagano prefecture, is a mountainous highland valley within Hida Mountains. It's a part of Chubu-Sangaku National Park, and designated as a Special Place of  Scenic Beauty and a Special Natural Monument in Japan.

Mount Yake-dake behind Lake Taisho.

Hotaka Mountain Range and Karasawa Cirque behind Lake Taisho

Tashiro Wetland including Tashiro Pond

Boardwalk trails on Tashiro Wetland

Azusa River                 A lot of Iwana (char) is swimming in clean cold water.

Tashiro Bridge
It's almost on the half way between Taisho Lake and Kappa Bridge, and a branch point of Azusa River Course and Rinkan Course.

Crossing the Tashiro Bridge to head to Azusa River Course

A mandarin duck at the riverside

Along Azusa River, going on the trail of Azusa River Course.

Silvery catkins of pussy willow are sprouting.

Arriving at the Kappa Bridge

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Tojinbo (Fukui)

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Tojinbo is a series of cliffs with approximately 25m high and 1km long on the Sea of Japan, located in Sakai city, Fukui prefecture.
It's designated as a Natural Monument and a Place of  Scenic Beauty of Japan.

Rosoku Rocks (Candle Rocks)

Byobu Rocks (Screen Rocks)

Oshima island

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