A Walk Around Kyushu Day 31
Rest Day inwards Kagoshima
Wed July 31st, 2013
As I had never been to Kagoshima earlier I decided to accept the hateful solar daytime off from walking the pilgrimage route as well as banking concern stand upwards for out some of the sights approximately the metropolis every bit good every bit accept a trip over to Sakurajima.
It was also a adventure to larn some laundry done. There was some fast moving cloud approximately but it promised to hold upwards a generally sunny day. Just a infinitesimal away from my hotel was a terminate for the Kagoshima City View Bus, a inexpensive tourist rider vehicle that visits many of the tourist spots approximately the town. I took it out to the northward as well as started out at Sengan-en, the gardens at the site of the Shimazu Lord's villa.
It was the gardens designed past times Sesshu inwards Masuda that kickoff piqued my involvement inwards Japanese gardens as well as directly I produce my best to see whatever that I overstep close to. Sengan-en is rattling large, alongside many dissimilar gardens as well as sites within it. I was especially taken alongside the Kyokusui Garden where parties were held as well as poems composed inwards the fourth dimension it takes a sake loving cup to float downward the stream.
The Cat Shrine was also intriguing though present a site leaning to a greater extent than to the kawaii aesthetic that blights as well as hence much modern Japanese culture. Next to the gardens was a pocket-size museum showcasing the early on technological imports from U.K. that Satsuma embraced. Nearby the to a greater extent than interesting edifice built to identify the British engineers who installed the machinery.
I cause got come upwards to bask these type of buildings, built inwards what at kickoff appears to hold upwards European or American colonial style, but which on closer exam unwrap Japanese elements.
From hither I cutting downward to the pocket-size coast route as well as caput towards the ferry terminal, stopping inwards at a twain of shrines. I overstep a pocket-size white sanded beach alongside a lifeguard tower, but solely a handful of bathers. After visiting some other shrine I come upwards upon a surprise, 3 rock bridges from the Edo Period reconstructed inwards a park.
Quite large as well as substantial, they would seem to hold upwards to a greater extent than western inwards blueprint than the to a greater extent than usually seen Chinese style. When I achieve the ferry end I don't cause got to await long for a ferry, they are rattling frequent. To country the truth at that spot is non truly a lot to encounter on Sakurajima. I see the i pocket-size shrine of note, but otherwise at that spot are a few onsens, which agree no swell appeal for me, as well as a visitor center.
I guess the attraction of Sakurajima is the isle itself, though technically no longer an island, as well as the active volcanoes that disappointingly are non spewing smoke as well as steam today. I am inwards fourth dimension to pick out handgrip of a trivial mini tour rider vehicle which does a loop approximately the western side of the island. It stops at the Yunohira Observation Point partway upwards the mountainside as well as from hither at that spot are much closer views of the jagged peaks.
Back at the ferry port it's mid afternoon as well as hence I caput dorsum over to the mainland as well as wander through the metropolis middle towards my hotel.
My concluding terminate is the St Xavier Church, a modern edifice built close the site of an older i commemorating the kickoff see past times Xavier to Japanese soil inwards 1549. I had tried to see early on this morning time spell waiting for the rider vehicle but at that spot was a funeral going on. Now its deserted as well as alongside the slowly afternoon Sun streaming inwards through the large stained drinking glass it is truly quite beautiful.
Jake Davies
A Walk Around Kyushu Day 30
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Rest Day inwards Kagoshima
Wed July 31st, 2013
As I had never been to Kagoshima earlier I decided to accept the hateful solar daytime off from walking the pilgrimage route as well as banking concern stand upwards for out some of the sights approximately the metropolis every bit good every bit accept a trip over to Sakurajima.
It was also a adventure to larn some laundry done. There was some fast moving cloud approximately but it promised to hold upwards a generally sunny day. Just a infinitesimal away from my hotel was a terminate for the Kagoshima City View Bus, a inexpensive tourist rider vehicle that visits many of the tourist spots approximately the town. I took it out to the northward as well as started out at Sengan-en, the gardens at the site of the Shimazu Lord's villa.
It was the gardens designed past times Sesshu inwards Masuda that kickoff piqued my involvement inwards Japanese gardens as well as directly I produce my best to see whatever that I overstep close to. Sengan-en is rattling large, alongside many dissimilar gardens as well as sites within it. I was especially taken alongside the Kyokusui Garden where parties were held as well as poems composed inwards the fourth dimension it takes a sake loving cup to float downward the stream.
The Cat Shrine was also intriguing though present a site leaning to a greater extent than to the kawaii aesthetic that blights as well as hence much modern Japanese culture. Next to the gardens was a pocket-size museum showcasing the early on technological imports from U.K. that Satsuma embraced. Nearby the to a greater extent than interesting edifice built to identify the British engineers who installed the machinery.
I cause got come upwards to bask these type of buildings, built inwards what at kickoff appears to hold upwards European or American colonial style, but which on closer exam unwrap Japanese elements.
From hither I cutting downward to the pocket-size coast route as well as caput towards the ferry terminal, stopping inwards at a twain of shrines. I overstep a pocket-size white sanded beach alongside a lifeguard tower, but solely a handful of bathers. After visiting some other shrine I come upwards upon a surprise, 3 rock bridges from the Edo Period reconstructed inwards a park.
Quite large as well as substantial, they would seem to hold upwards to a greater extent than western inwards blueprint than the to a greater extent than usually seen Chinese style. When I achieve the ferry end I don't cause got to await long for a ferry, they are rattling frequent. To country the truth at that spot is non truly a lot to encounter on Sakurajima. I see the i pocket-size shrine of note, but otherwise at that spot are a few onsens, which agree no swell appeal for me, as well as a visitor center.
I guess the attraction of Sakurajima is the isle itself, though technically no longer an island, as well as the active volcanoes that disappointingly are non spewing smoke as well as steam today. I am inwards fourth dimension to pick out handgrip of a trivial mini tour rider vehicle which does a loop approximately the western side of the island. It stops at the Yunohira Observation Point partway upwards the mountainside as well as from hither at that spot are much closer views of the jagged peaks.
Back at the ferry port it's mid afternoon as well as hence I caput dorsum over to the mainland as well as wander through the metropolis middle towards my hotel.
My concluding terminate is the St Xavier Church, a modern edifice built close the site of an older i commemorating the kickoff see past times Xavier to Japanese soil inwards 1549. I had tried to see early on this morning time spell waiting for the rider vehicle but at that spot was a funeral going on. Now its deserted as well as alongside the slowly afternoon Sun streaming inwards through the large stained drinking glass it is truly quite beautiful.
Jake Davies
A Walk Around Kyushu Day 30
A Walk Around Kyushu Day 32
© JapanVisitor.com Sumber https://japanvisitor.blogspot.com/