By the Sea - Japan Spring 2008
By the Sea
Thursday 27th March 2008
Daytime spent enjoying the coastline of the Izu peninsula, then back to Tokyo in the evening.
Japan Spring 2008
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| 08:28:36 Breakfast, a similar sort of thing to dinner but on a slightly smaller scale. | 08:28:45 | 08:28:59 Inside my nabe. |
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| 09:05:52 The view from our room's balcony again. | 09:09:16 | 09:09:32 |
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| 09:48:31 This reads: Rinse in Shampoo. Thank you for using me. It is my pleasure to serve you. I hope to be used by you again. | 09:49:23 A couple of last shots of our hotel before checking out... | 09:49:36 |
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| 09:54:37 In the dining room at the hotel. | 09:54:55 | 10:17:53 At Atagawa station - we couldn't resist this. |
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| 10:33:39 Atagawa station. | 11:09:53 Now at Izu-Kogen station. | 11:12:06 Outside Izu-Kogen station, planning our route. |
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| 11:21:00 | 11:21:40 The sign directing us to the famous (well, slightly) suspension bridge. | 11:23:06 Excellent work on this sign for a karaoke place here. |
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| 11:25:47 On the way to the coast... | 11:29:32 | 11:31:14 |
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| 11:37:55 | 11:38:10 Some lovely coastal scenery from here on. | 11:39:08 ...plus some very pleasant woodland too! |
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| 11:40:59 | 11:42:49 | 11:42:57 |
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| 11:45:39 So here's the suspension bridge. | 11:46:10 | 11:46:46 |
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| 11:46:54 | 11:47:01 Self portrait on the suspension bridge. | 11:48:21 |
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| 11:49:01 | 11:49:48 | 11:50:09 |
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| 11:51:47 | 11:53:03 Steps down to the little bay where we had lunch. | 11:53:37 |
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| 11:53:44 | 11:55:40 A little bit giants causeway-esque here. | 11:57:13 |
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| 11:57:26 | 11:57:32 The spot were we stopped for lunch - quit idyllic. | 12:03:56 Chie eating her bento. |
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| 12:09:28 Chie's parents digging into their bento boxes. | 12:11:43 Another interesting beer name - BEER FINE. | 12:15:44 |
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| 12:26:23 Having a little explore around the area after lunch. | 12:27:18 | 12:27:30 Looks quite tropical here! |
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| 12:28:06 That suspension bridge again. | 12:28:17 | 12:28:24 |
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| 12:29:39 A dead fish - maybe dropped by a bird? | 12:30:06 | 12:31:35 |
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| 12:33:24 | 12:34:12 I love the reflection here. | 12:35:11 A close-up on the giants causeway type bit. |
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| 12:36:08 A blue bird. | 12:37:41 Chie and her Dad. | 12:38:57 |
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| 12:52:55 Heading back now. Here's some woodlands flowers. | 12:57:17 | 12:58:25 |
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| 13:26:37 Back in the town we decided to go and take a wander along one of Izu-Kogen's sakura lined streets. | 13:27:10 Chie and her parents, with some barely visible cherry blossom behind them. | 13:27:29 ...the cherry blossom is somewhat more apparent here. |
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| 13:28:02 Lovely! | 13:28:10 | 13:28:35 |
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| 13:29:01 | 13:29:13 | 13:30:26 |
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| 13:31:58 Not sure what the meaning of this is - a bit like that no overtaking sign, or the one where it looks like a motorbike is flying over the top of a car. | 13:35:32 | 13:36:05 |
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| 13:36:56 | 13:43:32 This was growing in a drain! | 13:46:10 |
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| 13:59:03 Chie and her parents enjoying a mini-hanami. | 14:08:00 | 14:08:04 |
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| 14:08:06 | 14:08:09 | 14:11:42 It appears there was some kind of dog petting zoo place here - which may explain the sign earlier. |
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| 14:25:50 A public foot spa. | 14:57:49 Izu-kogen station. |
