Here we start our journey to the unknown. 320en ticket
platform
Before crossing check the road... Left
and right
Ishinomaki 石巻
The blue line
It became suddenly crowded when a train arrived
öööH, where did we came?
Hon-Shiogama station
Here you can buy a ticket to ferry that goes to Matsushima
The ticket and pamflet that we got
there's also lots of taxis here
a big quare
Or not, Only old womens clothes stores
areal map, we should do some sightseing also
Oh, It's the year of rat. Congratulations all who were born in 1984
busy streets
Shiogama Shrine at left. There we'll go then
Datsun
Hey, It's us there
This would be nice after someone would fix it
I'm here!
I like the streets and old architecture
Hmm, usually the land is rising when we go to shrines so we should be in the right way
European style
Japanese style
Well kept garden
...that's rare but they have to be rich
Parking area next to the shrine
Not much people
toilet
Stairs to the shrine
Earthquakes happen all the time
Everywhere they sell Omiyage A.K.A sulvenairs
A rooster and pidgins in a small cage. Hidoi
This have killed many whales for scientific reasons
That's a whale skull
Torii
Let the japanese garden speak for themselves
Don't feed the pidgin... There's no signs like that here. Too bad.
a gate that allows you to do a entrance magic that helps you in your...
Maybe love, happiness and etc
I'll have to do it
Doing it on the right order
And after the 3rd time. Done! Now I'll find...
At the shirine
kirei
This is Japan!!!
and there's no trash cans
Going to the sea to catch a ferry to Matsushima
There's a supermarket here also. What's the best thing is you may park your car on the roof.
The boats
Asian style
And dragon style
Western style
And fish style
The town from the pear
old house
Going for combini lunch
And it's good to eat something.
Harbour
They feed the seaguls. Do not feed tha seaguls. those will multiply and come back like they have done in Finland. 大変！
Those ruin my photos
Nisin factory
SDF
Islands, those are famous sights of Japan
hahaaa, I got into your picture
Nice couple that we talked with in the ship
Famous rock that you'll see in many omiyage boxes and cards
1400en
be aware of the seaguls
That boat is running on seaguls
There's even a vending machine on the boat that server cola and beer
ups!
Matsushima
matsushima castle and Godaido
Saavumme Matsushimaan, Vi anvender till Matsushima, We'll shortly arrive at Matsushima.
Fukuura-shima
いらっしゃいませ、 ようこそう松島へ
we are at the shore
The 3rd famous / must see place in Japan
Japanese turists guided by a guide
You cannot escape the kyuutan (famous Sendai beef toung) at Matsushima.
I was here
Me too and the nice couple who we met at the boat gave me beer!
Growded
A little shaky the bridge
Nice
Ok we have seen that
the roof has nice workship
Ai ai ai, very good stuff!
Why this is only in English? No Japanese, Chinese or Korean???
Memorial plakat
If you decide to go for the latter option please come to see me also...
The ticket to Fukuura-jima
Beach bum
kiling kiling
What's so great about Matsushima? There's 30 000 same kind islands in Finland... Seen one, seen all!
At least the roads are asfalt here
Let's see what's there
A Finn having a beer at the beach
Uusual sight in Finnland but here a rare event
At least the beer doesn't taste like fish. Lycky!
Hello mother. Terveisiä aidille!
ヤッター
There's nothing here
10 11 85 oh, 2004 ^_^ or is it 11 10... しまった。
a couple going somewhere
Like Finland
there's a pile of bambus. I can only quess why...
The beach. 泳ぎたい！
My ship hit a rock and sunk. Now I'm lost in deserted island
Lost in deserted island... What are the 3 things you would take with you?
Bento 400en, soda 88en, side dish 120en. Having no trash cans PRICELESS!
Whippii!!! Long time, no sea, my friend!
Lost in Japan
What is the meaning of life? Why am I here? Will I ever find love?
More postcard scenery
there's a park here too. i doubt that we can camp here...
Don't make trash it says but WHERE ARE ALL THE TRASH CANS!!!
Hidoi!!! To live in that for the last days of their lifes. 酷い
You have to bring something back since there's so many omiyage stores
Yeah right. use the translation machine
Matsushima castle
To get in 300en, Picture free
Tuning
Zen pond
with beautiful flovers
It's closed?
How small can we humans be and how short is our live...
What's there...
何もない。
700en to get in a shrine... HUH! I say
So we didn't go in
the park is nice still
A phone booth. Those you cannot see anymore in Finland.
It's a memorial for industry. I think.
Wall art
must have been hard to carve those into the rock
entrance
And the planted tree road that had to be centuries old by the look of the big trees
古民家(kominka) A traditional japanese house that is build before the 2.WW. You may see the roof that's made from the Japanese straws and open walls
Another shrine that takes money. How can our spiritual refreshening need money???
Another beautiful old roof
The little devil or dragon protects...
Mur! Olen eläin. (I'm a animal)
Traditional style
The trucks are all crome too
American style seafood grill
In the train back. All the Japanese sitting on the benches were sleeping.
