A Walk Around Kyushu Day 11, Midweek 20th Feb Beppu to Oita City
I wake to a clear bluish sky. Behind the town a few wisps cling to the peaks that convey a lite dusting of snow. It promises to hold out a proficient day. I convey a hotel booked inwards Oita tonight, a mere 12 kilometers away, together with patch I innovation on making a detour on the agency I should nevertheless convey enough of fourth dimension to produce some sightseeing inwards Oita.
On my agency out of town I brand a pocket-size detour to Asami Hachimangu, the tutelary shrine of Beppu. I had been hither in 1 trial earlier many years agone merely alongside a novel photographic idiot box camera together with the perfect lite of early on forenoon I hoped to instruct some proficient shots. I was non disappointed.
I rejoin the primary coast route together with presently circular the curvature together with tin meet Oita set out earlier me, rather I tin meet the component subdivision of Oita that has been built out into the body of body of water together with is covered past times industrial structures together with smokestacks belching particulates into the atmosphere.
Up inwards the mountains S of where I am is Yusuhara Shrine, a large shrine that I desire to visit. I could become upwards together with over the mountains, merely rear one's heed to bear on along the coast together with thence cutting dorsum up. The agency over the mountains is via a complex railroad train of narrow mount roads, together with the chances are that at that topographic point volition hold out petty inwards the agency of signs.
It is also quite possible that at that topographic point volition hold out novel route construction to brand a mockery of my map, merely the clincher is that it looks steep together with I convey a heavy pack. When I orbit Nishi Oita I am grateful to instruct away from the traffic together with dissonance together with concrete together with caput upwards into the mountains.
Yusuhara Shrine is inwards a remote location, together with past times its size was apparently quite important. It was founded inwards the 9th century. It was good worth the climb every bit it has a fantastic two-storied gate alongside exquisite carvings together with reliefs. If this shrine was inwards Kyoto or whatsoever metropolis it would hold out packed alongside visitors together with tourists, merely hither upwards inwards the mountains I convey the house to myself. I caput dorsum downwards the mount together with orbit the border of the metropolis sprawl.
Walking across cities is no fun, merely must hold out done. I orbit downtown past times lunchtime together with shop my pack inwards a locker at the station together with caput towards temple #26 which is located closed to the ruins of Oita Castle.
The former cite of this town was Funai, together with it was ruled over past times the Otome, considered the most powerful of all the daimyo who converted to Christianity. The castle ruins are at in 1 trial inwards the middle of the city, merely would convey been much closer to the coast earlier the modern evolution has extended out into the sea. Right side past times side to the castle is Art Plaza, a community fine art middle housed inwards what was until of late the Prefectural Library. Designed past times an Oita native, Arata Isozaki, the 3rd flooring is given over to a permanent display of plans, drawings, together with models of some of his buildings. It is nevertheless likewise early on to cheque into my hotel, thence I become to the tourist data purpose inwards the station together with honor that at that topographic point is a historical walk or thence the colina almost 1km S of the station.
At the base of operations of the colina are a pair of examples of sekibutsu, rock Buddhas, non statues carved out of a slice of stone, merely rather carved straight into the human face upwards of the cliff. Oita has to a greater extent than examples of sekibutsu than whatsoever other prefecture inwards Japan, together with inwards a pair of days I volition hold out visiting a major site of them inwards Usuki.
These examples are non thence big, merely quite delicately carved. The path thence winds upwards narrow lanes together with visits a pair of temples, 1 of which is inwards the procedure of beingness rebuilt, merely the prize was flora on overstep of the hill, some other Hachiman Shrine alongside a large two-storied gate covered inwards relief carvings, merely whereas the gate together with carvings at Yusuhara where acre wood, these are painted, merely non every bit delicately carved every bit at Yusuhara. After the shrine the agency goes to the overstep of the colina alongside views over downtown Oita, together with thence dorsum to the station together with my hotel for the night.
Jake Davies
A Walk Around Kyushu 10
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I wake to a clear bluish sky. Behind the town a few wisps cling to the peaks that convey a lite dusting of snow. It promises to hold out a proficient day. I convey a hotel booked inwards Oita tonight, a mere 12 kilometers away, together with patch I innovation on making a detour on the agency I should nevertheless convey enough of fourth dimension to produce some sightseeing inwards Oita.
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| Beppu - click to expand |
I rejoin the primary coast route together with presently circular the curvature together with tin meet Oita set out earlier me, rather I tin meet the component subdivision of Oita that has been built out into the body of body of water together with is covered past times industrial structures together with smokestacks belching particulates into the atmosphere.
Up inwards the mountains S of where I am is Yusuhara Shrine, a large shrine that I desire to visit. I could become upwards together with over the mountains, merely rear one's heed to bear on along the coast together with thence cutting dorsum up. The agency over the mountains is via a complex railroad train of narrow mount roads, together with the chances are that at that topographic point volition hold out petty inwards the agency of signs.
It is also quite possible that at that topographic point volition hold out novel route construction to brand a mockery of my map, merely the clincher is that it looks steep together with I convey a heavy pack. When I orbit Nishi Oita I am grateful to instruct away from the traffic together with dissonance together with concrete together with caput upwards into the mountains.
Yusuhara Shrine is inwards a remote location, together with past times its size was apparently quite important. It was founded inwards the 9th century. It was good worth the climb every bit it has a fantastic two-storied gate alongside exquisite carvings together with reliefs. If this shrine was inwards Kyoto or whatsoever metropolis it would hold out packed alongside visitors together with tourists, merely hither upwards inwards the mountains I convey the house to myself. I caput dorsum downwards the mount together with orbit the border of the metropolis sprawl.
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| Nishi Oita - click to expand image |
The former cite of this town was Funai, together with it was ruled over past times the Otome, considered the most powerful of all the daimyo who converted to Christianity. The castle ruins are at in 1 trial inwards the middle of the city, merely would convey been much closer to the coast earlier the modern evolution has extended out into the sea. Right side past times side to the castle is Art Plaza, a community fine art middle housed inwards what was until of late the Prefectural Library. Designed past times an Oita native, Arata Isozaki, the 3rd flooring is given over to a permanent display of plans, drawings, together with models of some of his buildings. It is nevertheless likewise early on to cheque into my hotel, thence I become to the tourist data purpose inwards the station together with honor that at that topographic point is a historical walk or thence the colina almost 1km S of the station.
At the base of operations of the colina are a pair of examples of sekibutsu, rock Buddhas, non statues carved out of a slice of stone, merely rather carved straight into the human face upwards of the cliff. Oita has to a greater extent than examples of sekibutsu than whatsoever other prefecture inwards Japan, together with inwards a pair of days I volition hold out visiting a major site of them inwards Usuki.
These examples are non thence big, merely quite delicately carved. The path thence winds upwards narrow lanes together with visits a pair of temples, 1 of which is inwards the procedure of beingness rebuilt, merely the prize was flora on overstep of the hill, some other Hachiman Shrine alongside a large two-storied gate covered inwards relief carvings, merely whereas the gate together with carvings at Yusuhara where acre wood, these are painted, merely non every bit delicately carved every bit at Yusuhara. After the shrine the agency goes to the overstep of the colina alongside views over downtown Oita, together with thence dorsum to the station together with my hotel for the night.
Jake Davies
A Walk Around Kyushu 10
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