Kochi Castle
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When I think of a castle, I envision a stone building. In Japan, however, castles were often made of wood. For this reason, many are no longer standing, having succumbed to fire and other damage.
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When I think of a castle, I envision a stone building. In Japan, however, castles were often made of wood. For this reason, many are no longer standing, having succumbed to fire and other damage.
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The henro (pilgrim of the 88 temple walk) is everywhere you go when traveling around Shikoku. Their dress is uniform: white garments (hakue), a straw hat (sugegasa) and a colorful staffLes mer
97km and 740m ascent, 830 descent.
Along out of the Shimanto river and then a long slow ascent up an amazing viewpoint over towards the sea. Then an exhilerating/terrifying drop down through severalLes mer
My ankle is getting better but today’s ride to Oboke Gorge looked long and not very appealing (a lot of traffic to get out of Kochi). We decided to take a direct local train at 12:45pm: it gave usLes mer
Am Ende der vielen Brücken erreichen wir die Insel Shikoku und damit die kleinste der japanischen Hauptinseln. Sie hat den Ruf, etwas abgelegen zu sein und gilt als spirituelles Zentrum Japans. EinLes mer
We left Kotohira by train for the 42 minute journey to Oboke where a coach took us on a tour of the thickly-forested, mountainous Iya Valley. We reached 1000m. We visited the Scarecrow Village whichLes mer
Durch die obligatorische Shoppingmeile kommen wir weiter durch den Ort, schauen auch kurz in den Hiromi Markt = typisch japanischer Fressmarkt 😉.
Durchs Hinterland mit seinen kleinen Häuschen undLes mer
Das Auslaufen gestaltet sich genauso freundlich wie das Willkommen, wir werden mit traditionellen Folkloretänzen verabschiedet. Wir merken, hier sind wir gern gesehene Gäste - super!
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The day starts with a sunrise over the bay that I share with four young Japanese with big cameras.
I walk as far as I feel like along the coast and off the beaten path through a fishing port andLes mer
Det kan også være du kjenner dette stedet med følgende navn:
Kochi Prefecture, Kochi, 高知県, 고치 현