Wednesday 8 July 2009

Iwaya Cave?

A little further and as the path splits I had to come to a decision. Enoshima is a small islet with only about 4 km in circumference. Sometimes called the Japanese Mont-Saint-Michel you have to climb up quite a few flights of stairs and walk along a winding path before you reach this point. How long would it take me to get back to the train station and how good was the connection between the local private service and JR? I had to be back in Tokyo not too late. As much as I would have liked to see the backside of the island, the famously depicted cliffs, the rocky shore with tidal pools and caves, the descend to Iwaya Cave, the residence of the guardian deity of the sea and weather, almost certainly would be steep and rough. Surely not as slippery as in Lafcadio Hearn's time but with "unearthly music and light", modern sound effects and light, the divine mood would be spoilt.
Another time - another dream...
Therefore I turned to the left.

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