Hikone Castle in the evening. The structure of the excavation is good and the pine is very blue. Go to the shore of Lake Biwako. The sun sets over Takeshima. Waves coming. I sing the song of “Biwako Shukou no Uta”.
Last summer, on a particularly hot day, I visited Uozu in Toyama. The city is known for its mirage. On the day I stayed, the town was full of excitement for the Tatemon Festival, which has been registered as a World Heritage Site, and the lanterns of the floats reflected beautifully in the evening view of Toyama Bay. The green of the trees and the blue of the sea are vivid. The people are also kind. Beautiful summer memories.
Walking on the beach at sunset on Culture Day. People spend a peaceful time in the setting sun. Three portable shrines are parading along Southern Beach. Is it the autumn festival? This year is coming to an end.
I traveled to Saga from last year to this year. Karatsu, Kashima, Saga, Imari, Genkai-cho, Ureshino Onsen …. The prefecture is small, but it has more history (Saga Domain: Yutoku Inari-jinja Shrine), culture (Imari, Arita, Karatsu ware), and food (Nori seaweed, Saga beef, squid, sake) than I expected. The quality of sake is particularly high. It ranked last in this year’s prefectural national attractiveness ranking, but I feel like “Huh?.”
The equinoctial flowers have bloomed. Hot days continue, but the season is changing. The wind is somewhat cool today. Little autumn seems to have come. Here are my summer memories. I will miss the summer heat soon.
I once lived at the foot of Matsuyama Castle for three years. Ehime (Iyo) has beautiful scenery, rich history and culture, and peaceful people. There are many delicious foods and sake, so I want to live there again. I traveled to Uwajima, Yawatahama and Matsuyama three years ago. It was a nice place as always …
Dusk at Chigasaki just before the summer solstice. It’s humid and cloudy. Mt. Fuji peeked out but soon hid …. But summer is here. Chigasaki season. Hamayu was swaying comfortably.
I went to Fukuoka Airport from Amakusa Airport after the rain. The shaking of the propeller plane is fresh. Sunshine is mysterious over the Genkai Sea. A rainbow greeted me at Fukuoka Airport. When I landed, the setting sun appeared and stood out against the wet runway.
I was attracted by the lyrical world of this poem and came to Koijigahama in Cape Irako from Toyohashi by private railway and bus. It is said that Toson SHIMAZAKI created this poem after hearing an episode from Kunio YANAGIDA about picking up a coconut on this beach. I stood for a moment on the beach and thought of the journey of the coconut that washed up from far away. The Cape Irako Lighthouse is close. On the way back, we enjoyed specialty eel and local sake in front of Toyohashi Station.
I stood on the wharf of Irako Port in early spring. The wind was still cold, and a few cats were slumping, sheltering the wind. Irako Port, located at the tip of the Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture, is a strategic point in the sea that connects the Pacific Ocean, Ise Bay, and Mikawa Bay. Ships connecting Toba and the remote island of Mikawa Bay await departure. The sun was setting on the Chita Peninsula. I bought a souvenir for my family at the passenger terminal.