So-called Japan’s last clear stream, Shimanto River. You can enjoy this great nature of Shikoku by playing on the river or kayaking. It’s 3 hours of drive away from Koichi City, and is almost a completely different world from the din and bustle of the city.
I’m camping tonight and need to get food for [...]

I woke up early this morning, and went on a whale watching. In the Kochi sea were about 50 whales and dolphins, and you have a good chance to see them.
Riding with anticipation.

The Fourth day of my stay in Shikoku, I’ve been half way through my trip. I stayed in Anan as the day before. It had been a very hot week since I arrived in Shikoku, so I decided to go swimming.
This is Kitanowaki beach near the Anan station. This place is also famous for sea [...]

After two hours of drive, I arrived at the two rivers, Yoshino and Iyagawa, which in these days are popular for rafting and canoeing. The Yoshino River has ravines with unique names, Oboke and Koboke, meaning it is dangerous to take either long steps or small steps to cross the river.
Riding on an excursion [...]

During the morning walk, we encountered a streetcar repair.

The Matsuyama-jo can be seen from the Matsuyama Park.

The first destination is Dogo Onsen. Dogo Onsen has a history of over 3000 years and even Shotoku Taishi and the emperor bath in this hot spring.

Shikoku Area consists 4 prefecture, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, and Kouchi. All of the prefectures are next to the sea and composed of mountains and rivers. The northern Shikoku has Seto Inland Sea and southern has the Pacific Ocean. Here, there are four prefectures with various characteristics. This time, we will stay at Shikoku for 8 [...]

Sea urchin(UNI)