Sea of Japan

Only a few steps away I could see trough a granite torii the bright blue Sea of Japan. Outside a nearby shop jellyfish was drying pegged on a line. The intensive smell of fish and the picture of anything out of the sea up for drying stayed with me for the rest of the afternoon. Some visitors bought dried fish, others were nibbling away on barbecued fish or shellfish. From up the hill a winding small road I saw the white torii of the small island Fumi-shima, a breeding ground for Black Tailed Gulls and a sanctuary where only the priest is allowed to step on.



At the top the lighthouse of Hinomisaki, the tallest in the Orient.

A path over cliffs and through pine woods offered splendid views. Windswept trees transformed the sea into a living picture and small islands seemed to swim in a bay with forested hills as backdrop.