First stop is Motoise Kono Shrine.
This shrine is kind of the gateway to Amanohasidate (more on Amanohasidate soon).
Gotta do the purification thing before visiting the shrine.
It's very nice but no photography is allowed inside.
Turn left at the shrine and it's only a short walk to Fuchu station. This is where we boarded a cable car to go to Kasamatsu Park.
Kasamatsu Park is on top of a hill with the best view of "Amanohasidate".
Amanohasidate is a 3.6 kilometer sand bridge formed over thousands of years.
They say that when one views Amanohasidate upside down it looks like a dragon. Emi is up for trying this and swings into action.
She's going for it!
Now it's a been-there-done-that experience for her.
Instead of taking the cable car back down the hill we opt for the chair lift.
The chair lift is a lot more fun than the cable car.
Emi is coming in for a landing.
Time for lunch. We ate at this restaurant that is set-up for large bus tour groups.
It feels like we had lunch at a fancy country club.
Now it's time to walk across Amanohasidate.
On foot: 50 minute walk
By bicycle: 20 minute ride
It's a great after lunch walk.
Yes, it's us.
This bridge that connects Amanohasidate with the mainland can rotate 90 degrees and allow boats to pass through the channel.
Of course speed boats can pass under the bridge anytime they want.
Visitors to Chinonji Temple which is located on the other side of the bridge. The little white things hanging on the tree behind them are...
...small fans.
Not far from the Temple is Amanohasidate train station.
It's a very clean train station.
In front of the station is an area sightseeing map with lots of useful information.
Posing for photos in the tour bus parking lot.
Yes, it's me. Strange how this camera lens makes me look much fatter than I really am.
After departing the Amanohasidate area we started the long drive back to the Bullet train station where we started this fantastic 3 day tour. However, we still had a couple of stops to make along the way there.
We visited this natural spring in the middle of this very green forest.
The name of this spring is Uri-wari-no-taki and the water is drinkable and delicious. We filled up a couple of 500ml pet bottles with the water to drink later.
Inside a small hut near the spring.
Moss grows everywhere; it's like a nice green carpet.
Last stop before the long drive to the train station.
It's an old post town named Kumagawa-juku.
Last shot of the tour: A quaint old building in the post town basking in the afternoon light.
It was a fantastic 3 day group tour. We had a terrific time. The tour guide and bus driver were professional and friendly. The cold beer was cold, the hot food was hot, we laughed a lot, now I'm tired, I need a nap, and as always...
Thanks for stopping by!
Mike
Bonus shots!
Sony A7II camera and Planar T* 50mm f2 ZM lens
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