Here are some snippets of our travels in South-western Honshu.
This shrine in Echizen (Fukui prefecture) gets my vote for the most picturesque I have seen so far.
The fallen leaves of the Ginko tree makes a yellow carpet.
One of the best camping spots we've found yet, on one of three lakes at Mihama, Fukui Prefecture. It was wonderful sitting outside until dark. Then it started raining, blowing, thunder and lightening. It blew so hard I was glad the vehicle weighs 5.5 Tonnes so it wouldn't be blown into the lake!
These square structures are fish farms. Those guys standing around are fishing in them, with rods! That's not fair!
This part of the coast around Fukui Prefecture. It is an incredibly complex coastline, with magnificent vistas. It well worth the drive here to see this coast.
This is Ine, Minami, in Kyoto Prefecture. This little village reminded me of Venice with its boat storage on the lower floor. It is a very protected bay where the water level must be fairly constant. Very picturesque.
Tottori is known for its sand dunes. The dune area looks like a blow out as we would call it on Frazer Is. It is tiny by comparison with Frazer Is or Moreton Is.
The theme of this year's display is Russia. This sculpture depicts the Siberian railway.
This one tells of Cossack wars.
This shrine in Echizen (Fukui prefecture) gets my vote for the most picturesque I have seen so far. The fallen leaves of the Ginko tree makes a yellow carpet. One of the best camping spots we've found yet, on one of three lakes at Mihama, Fukui Prefecture. It was wonderful sitting outside until dark. Then it started raining, blowing, thunder and lightening. It blew so hard I was glad the vehicle weighs 5.5 Tonnes so it wouldn't be blown into the lake! These square structures are fish farms. Those guys standing around are fishing in them, with rods! That's not fair! This part of the coast around Fukui Prefecture. It is an incredibly complex coastline, with magnificent vistas. It well worth the drive here to see this coast. This is Ine, Minami, in Kyoto Prefecture. This little village reminded me of Venice with its boat storage on the lower floor. It is a very protected bay where the water level must be fairly constant. Very picturesque. Tottori is known for its sand dunes. The dune area looks like a blow out as we would call it on Frazer Is. It is tiny by comparison with Frazer Is or Moreton Is.
But it not how big it is it's what they do with it.
There are camel rides, you can have your photograph taken in a Lawrence of Arabia costume and standing next to a camel. Resturaunts have items on the menu named around sand. There is a chair lift over the dunes.
But best of all there is the Sand Museum. This is a three story building housing sand sculptures. And these are no ordinary sand sculptures. They are done by champion sand sculptures, and they are truely magnificent.
The theme of this year's display is Russia. This sculpture depicts the Siberian railway. This one tells of Cossack wars.
There were many others. All of them had incredible detail, including facial expressions, cloth details. They are made of sand and water only, no glue, and they stay standing for a year. Next year the theme will change.
From a small area of sand dunes they have made a huge tourist attraction! I'm sure there are places in Australua that could learn from this!
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