Yakisoba

Yakisoba is grilled noodle with sauce.

It was famous food in Hita town in Oita pref.

Green field and mountain

In next morning, we went to entrance of volcano. 

But we couldn't enter the gate because of the toxic gas from crater. 

Green field was beautiful.

Cat

When we eating meat, a cat appeared and ordered us to give foods.

It was charming one. It stayed beside us after it eat meats for a while.

Bonfire and Barbecue

We make fire by dry grass and woods. It was my first experience.

We had done it by gas stove.

bonfire was very interesting. Keeping fire constantly was difficult more than I imagined.

The meet was horse's one. It was delicious.

Campsite in forest

Main object of the journey was staying in tent and eat grilled meat.

It was good campsite. There were few campers. 

Mt. Aso with friend

I go to campsite in northern area of Hiroshima pref. with my friend.

But, I abandoned it because of danger by bear. In these years, many bears appear in mountain.

So, we decided to go to Kyushu area. There were no bear in Kyushu area.

Mt. Aso is famous by the wide ground and green field.

Morning glow

When I watched back, great morning glow was there.

figs

Japanese name is Ichijikku.

When I was child, the fruit were there around us naturally. But, it is expensive one in these days.

I don't like it. But, my wife like it. Most of all were eaten by her.

Maintain bicycle

I went to friend's home and maintain my bicycle.

We changed handle bar tape and wire for brake and change gear.

Shoji screen

 In my old home in Okayama, I exchanged Shoji screen.

Shoji screen was Japanese traditional window made by paper.

As it was broken, I changed it.

It changed beautiful.

Watch sky

I watched the sly with lying down on the rock in the summit.

I couldn't see the mist to upper side of my head. I could see blue sky instead of it.

I stayed there for a while in natural cooler.

In the mist

In mountain, it was in high humidity. So, the climbing was very hard.

As I didn't move during long holiday, power of my legs were reduced.

But, at the summit, the mist had cooled my body. Staying there was very nice.

Climb early in the morning

In these days, I start to move early in the morning, because it is too hot in daytime.

Today, I started to climb in 3:00.

It was cool in the time in mountain. I could see beautiful sunrise.

After I'd gone home, I stayed in cool room which be controlled by air conditioner.

Sweets shop without clerk

I found sweets shop working 24h in everyday without clerk. It was there in Kaitatown.

I walked there early in the morning.

Every ice cream were expensive more than I'd foresee.

Move in the morning

As it was nice to move early in the morning, I decided that I would move in the morning during summer.

Today, I ride bicycle in the dark in the morning. Wind was very cool and nice.

I'd ride to Kure port park. And I drunk can coffee.

I could enjoyed it.

Climbed after a long interval

 I climbed mountain after a long interval.

The reason why was hotness of weather in these days.

I climbed Mt. Ege-san early in the morning. It was cool more than I'd foresee.

Udon pref.

At the end of travel, we went to Udon restaurant in Kagawa pref.

Udon is famous food in Kagawa pref.

The restaurant's name was Nagata-ya. 

Traditional building in old town

There was a old traditional town beside river Yoshino. It was Udatsu town.

I like to walk in such old town.

Bridge sink in water

We went to beside a bridge. The name was Kawashima-shinsui-kyou.

It is famous because it sink in water when the flow volume is huge.

We enjoyed drive on sand beside the bridge. As his car was offroad type, it could be driven well.

Walking in the morning

I always walk early in the morning when I stay in travel destination.

I walked in Tokushima town.

I went castle Tokushima, beside river and town before citizens wake up.

It was nice walking.

Yakitori in Tokushima pref.

After we leave island Awaji-shima, we had checked in Hotel in Tokushima city.

There was Yakitori restaurant near the hotel. We enjoyed drinking and eating.

It might be most delicious Yakitori in my life.

Castle in island

In the island, there was ruin of castle.

It was called castle Sumoto.

Ruins of armies base

There were some ruins of Japanese army's base.

As the island is like a gate of setouchi sea. So, it must be constructed to defense from enemy.

Landscape in island

We could see beautiful landscape.

Onion dummy

Onion was symbol of the island.

There was big dummy and blue sea and sky.

Onion burger

Onion was harvested well in island Awaji-shima.

There were many onion burger shop there.

I ate it.

It was tasty more than I foresee.

Takoyaki (octopus ball)

Before we move to Awaji-siland, we ate Takoyaki (octopus ball) in Akashi town.

Akashi was famous with octopus. So, many Takoyaki restaurant were there. 

Usually, Takoyaki was eaten with sauce. But, it was eaten with soup.

Before I would eat it, I thought it won't be tasty. But, it was very tasty.

Biggest island in Japan

I went to biggest island Awaji-shima with my friend.

The island was connected to mainland and Shikoku island. So, it's easy to go there.

Salvador Dali

I went to see paintings drawn by Salvador Dali with my wife.

We could enjoyed strange paintings.

He was crazy.

Katsura-hama beach

Last visit of the travel was Katsura-hama beach.

We could see hard wave of pacific ocean.

There was Sakamoto Ryoma's bronze statue.

Like castle in sky Laputa

We entered greenhouse. 

We could see many strange plants. But, it was high humidity.

The wall which be grown plants was like Laputa: Castle in the Sky in Jiburi's animation.

Greenhouse

In the greenhouse, there were many strange plants.

We could enjoyed them.

It was very hot and high humidity in the room.

Dr. Makino

There was bronze statue of Dr. Makino.

Plant museum

My wife had said that she wanted to go the museum which was established by Dr. Makino.

He was model who was NHK drama's main character. 

In the museum, we could see many plants which be collected by him.

Hotel managed by Hoshino group

We stayed hotel which be operated by famous Hoshino group.

The room was beautiful.

Foods were delicious.

Service of stuff was very nice.

It was nice stay.

Tea time

We walked a long distance. As we tired, we went into coffee shop. And had a rest.

Places of Ryoma Sakamoto

Ryoma Sakamoto was one of the most famous historical hero in Japan. I respect him, too.

He had born and grew in Kouchi.

We'd visited to the place where he had born, and he had studied his sword skill.

In both of them, the building had been lost. Only memorial boards were there.

In castle

In castle, the roof was very low, and roots was very narrow.

I recognized that Japanese in those days was small.