Glimpses of Japan Local - in JEnglish

Hey there, fellow bloggers! Today, I want to share my recent bike ride adventure with you. It all started when I noticed beautiful pure white flowers blooming along my neighbour's fence. With my upcoming regular heart check-up approaching, I decided to take out my bicycle in search of some excuse materials to justify my lack of preparation. Honestly, I didn't have a specific destination in mind, but I tend to ride along a route with no car traffic, which often leads me to the  Okagaki-machi  bike path. As I cycled along the  Shioiri  River embankment, the scenery transformed completely within a short distance. The vibrant yellow cosmos flowers of summer were in full bloom! And not only that, there were pink flowers too.  The path took me through a small settlement and past an old sign marking the former  Oka-Agata  Village Office on an empty plot of land. Now, here's where things get interesting. As I continued riding along the coastline, I couldn't de...

  In this section, I've compiled photos of brochures, newspaper articles found on the wall of the information centre, and on-site signs as a memo. When I first saw the tomb made only of stones stacked on top of each other, I was shocked because it was so different from the ones I'd seen in  Kansai  and  Nara , and it didn't seem as well-maintained at the time. However, the two-tiered stone mound right in front of the entrance overlaps with my memories. The largest two-tiered tumulus with a clear square front and the rear square structure is called the  Ai-no-Shima Otsuka . Decided to tour the  Ai-no-Shima  Southern Tumulus, the Korean envoy-related burial ground,  Hana-Guri-Se , and  Hana-Dura  Peninsula this time, although the path is difficult to walk due to the large and small rocks scattered on the tour road. In the gaps between the rocks,  Hamahirugao  and  Hamaendo  flowers bloom, providing a sense of relief....