We stopped at a shrine. There are so many shrines in Japan and they are all unique...
I'll just say that this shrine was very nice and everyone in the group had a good time. After departing the shrine we were served box lunches on the bus that were delicious.
Visiting Kyogo Misaki.
We enjoyed a great scenic view of the ocean as we hiked the trail to see a lighthouse.
Kyogo Misaki Lighthouse. It's a lighthouse on top of a steep hill. There are many stone steps up the hill to get to the lighthouse. My heart had a pretty good workout getting to the top of the hill. Yes, it's a lighthouse.
Back down the hill to the parking lot and restroom area there are about a dozen serious photographers milling about.
When we asked one of them what they were doing he replied that a certain breed of falcon can be photographed here but that they are fast and hard to capture on the camera. I wished them good luck and off we went to the next place.
Our tour guide telling us to look out the window as we follow the coast on our way to the Tango peninsula to see the Tateiwa Rock.
In the distance is Tateiwa Rock.
Such a beautiful day to walk on the beach.
The tour guide tells us that they often film samurai movies and TV shows here.
This is also where the Takeno river meets the sea.
Emi meets the rock.
Our bus is parked at the Tateiwa camping grounds.
Next stop is Kotobikihama beach, home of the singing sand.
Our tour guide turned us over to an expert on making the sand sing (the guy with the bull horn).
We were marched down to the sea, that's where the best singing sand can be found.
We formed a circle and the guide instructed us on how to make the sand sing.
He made that sand sing like Frank Sinatra! Actually he made the sand sound more like a bird chirping, or maybe a puppy dog barking. Either way, he made the sand make noise.
Emi made the sand squeal like a baby piglet.
In the singing sand parking lot our bus guide was chatting with another bus guide. Our bus is the white one.
Next stop is Kinosaki Onsen. https://visitkinosaki.com/
This is the reason we wanted to go on this trip. Kinosaki Onsen is one of the most famous Hot spring towns in Japan. There are no large hotels in Kinosaki so our group was divided into 3 groups and we were sent to 3 different Inns for the night. Two of the Inns were in town, one was on the outskirts; naturally Emi and I were in the group that was
A small river runs through the center of town.
This is one of the public bath houses.
The river is lined with willow trees and there are many stone bridges crossing the river.
The streets are very narrow. It's amazing that the tour buses can squeeze through the town.
It's very popular to walk around in yukata (a kind of Kimono).
It's getting late in the day.
It's such a scenic town.
We happen to be visiting when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
People are taking selfies and pictures of each other all over the place.
Many of these visitors are from China, Europe, Canada, from all over the world.
It's quite remarkable to see so many people walking around town in the Yukata that the Inns provide you with while you are visiting.
There goes Emi! We're heading back to our Inn to enjoy dinner and of course a cold beer! Make that a few cold beers! It's been a long day.
Part 3 will be posted in a few days.
Thanks for stopping by!
Mike
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