Scenic Japan from the Water

Large Whirlpool in the Naruto Strait

A woman who are dressed in kimono and Monk exchange at Ryozenji-Temple

The Otsuka Museum of Art is a "Ceramic board masterpiece art museum"with the largest exhibition space in Japan

Symbol of friendship between Japan and Germany

Pray for the reconstruction of the earthquake and perform Awa-Dance in Ryozenji-Temple

Mysterious and beautiful wonders created by Mother Nature

Discover and edge closer to ferocious whirlpools that would swallow boats whole

Uzu-no-michi is the promenade(walkway)under the Onaruto Bridge.You can look down at the roaring whirlpools through the glass floor which is directly 45m above the sea.

It is beginning that Tamuramaro Sakanoueno erected Bishamondo at higashisei in symbol, Godai-do Hall of Matsushima in 807 (Daido 2).

In Sukashi bridge, between bridge girder becomes vacant and is with Sukashi bridge as lower wave thins from the top and sees.

Because inlet of Matsushima-Wan floats like Ougi from the mountaintop in a certain highland behind sokansan and is seen, it is called Oogiya.

Bridge "Fukuura bridge" painted in red of 252m is said to be "encounter bridge" which wonderful encounter visits.

The entire temple is covered by cedar and pine, Oki of fir tree, and there are one of the Oshu three Kannon, the Toyama Kannon on the mountaintop.

It is a high peak almost in the center of Miyatojima, which is in the opposite shore of Matsushima, and has a great 360 degree view including the fierce Sagakei and the calm Matsushima-wan.

From the cliff of Yogasaki, the northern point of Shichigahama-machi, you can view the waves from the Pacific hit the cliff and burst, and the great view of it made it become called "Ikan".

William III of the Netherlands gave this ship to the 13th Shogun Tokugawa Iesada. This is the restore of the first wooden steamship in Japan.

"Gunkanjima" is a popular name of Hashima, an isolated island floating on the sea about 19 km southwest from Nagasaki Port.

the cruise ship of around and landing GUNKAJIMA.

photo by HAKONE ZENZAN