Wednesday, January 14, 2009

shikoku - in pictures

was in shikoku after christmas and over the new year, and it was really fun going on a road trip and exploring a more rural part of japan. roads and areas were pitch-black at night, with nothing but your headlights to light the way up narrow winding roads. we went up many mountains, visited a fair number of beaches, ate a certain amount of combini food, saw quite a few night-views of cities in shikoku and ate loads of yummy food (meals are cheaper over there too!)

here are some of the highlights - more are on facebook!

the naruto bridge linking shikoku to awaji island:

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what the naruto whirlpools should look like:

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what we saw:

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snow on tsunagi mountain:

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ice on a rock in iya valley:

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cute snowman on a bench:

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standing on a bridge that came with a warning sign:

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sunset at katsura beach:

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whale meat, which is expensive and way overrated... it doesnt taste that nice at all:

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the weirdest flavour of kitkat that i've seen so far, and the only one that i've refused to try:

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beautiful beach near shimanto river:

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dead crab:

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live crab:

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observation deck-cum-shrine:

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we couldnt climb up:

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lunch along shimanto river.. one of the more expensive lunches, but extremely yummy:

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gorgeous view at azuri cape:

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at the shrine next to the sex museum in uwajima:

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matsuyama castle:

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hilarious!:

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