Showing posts with label 室戸市. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 室戸市. Show all posts

Saturday, July 20, 2013

245 吉良川の町並み - Kiragawa traditional townscape

Early Jul '13
Early Jul '13

高知県室戸市吉良川町は重要伝統的建造物保存地域(重伝建)に指定されています。

煉瓦との融合 -
Very interesting combination, brick + tradition
Early Jul '13
Early Jul '13

降雨量や、台風の多い地域なため、建物も風雨に強い工夫や造りをしています。
独特な外観を持つ建物のため、非常に新鮮に感じられました。

Early Jul '13
水切り瓦 - Mizukiri Kawara
Early Jul '13
いしぐろ - この地域独特の石壁 
Ishiguro  - Significant rock retaining wall in this area only.
Early Jul '13


Part of Kiragawa-cho, Muroto-shi, Kochi Prefecture is recognized as Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

Early Jul '13
なまこ壁(下部の格子模様の壁)と水切り瓦
Namako Kabe (below lattice pattern wall) and Mizukiri Kawara (Above)
Early Jul '13
Early Jul '13

Muroto city gets a large rainfall but also many typhoons every year.
Therefore, their traditional housings have unique features which for prevent the heavy raining and strong wind.
Those are impressing, certainly.

Early Jul '13
Early Jul '13


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南国IC(高知自動車道)より車で約2時間。
徳島市内より車で約3時間。

国道55号沿い沿いに無料駐車場があります。


About 2 hours drive from Nankoku IC (Kochi Express way).
About 3 hours drive from Tokushima city.

Along the Route 55, free car parking area is available.


View 吉良川町 - Kiragawa-cho in a larger map





Tuesday, January 12, 2010

58 最御崎寺 - Hotsumisaki-ji

Main gate
Late-Dec, '09

最御崎寺(ほつみさきじ)は四国八十八箇所霊場の二十四番札所になります。
本堂の彫り物はとても美しいです。

また、最御崎寺の駐車場脇の歩道より、室戸岬灯台へ行くことができます。

Late-Dec, '09

本堂 / Main hall
Late-Dec, '09

Hotsumisakiu-ji (Hotsumisaki-ji temple) is the 24th temple of Shikoku Pilgrimage.
The main building has fantastic carvings.

You can access to the Muroto Misaki Todai (the light house) through a footpath from the parking lot of Hotsumisaki-ji

本堂の彫り物 / Decoration of Hondo
Late-Dec, '09

本堂の彫り物 / Decoration of Hondo
Late-Dec, '09
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高知市、徳島県阿南市より国道55号を車で約2時間。


2 hours drive along the Route 55 from Kochi City or Anan City in Tokushima.


より大きな地図で 最御崎寺 - Hotsumisaki-ji を表示

Saturday, January 9, 2010

57 室戸岬 - Muroto Misaki



Statue of Shintaro Nakaoka
Late-Dec, '09

中岡慎太郎像が出迎えてくれる室戸岬は、台風銀座として有名です。

室戸岬灯台のライトは、日本最大の大きさを持つだけでなく、非常に高い歴史的価値を持った貴重な灯台です。


もちろん風景も楽しむ事が出来ます。

室戸岬は名勝に指定されています。

Cape Muroto Light House
Late-Dec, '09

Nakaoka Shintaro (Very famous Samurai in the end of Edo period) says hello to you at Muroto Misaki (Cape Muroto).
Where is the very famous place as a typhoon's landing point.
In addition, Muroto Misaki Todai (Cape Muroto Light House) has a historical value and largest lense in Japan.

View from the top of hill
Late-Dec, '09
Surely, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery.

In addition, Muroto Misaki is listed as "Scenic Beauty" by Japanese Government.


Late-Dec, '09
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高知市、徳島県阿南市より国道55号を車で約2時間。


2 hours drive along the Route 55 from Kochi City or Anan City in Tokushima.



より大きな地図で 室戸岬 - Muroto Misaki を表示

Thursday, January 7, 2010

56 御厨人窟 - Mikuro-do

Entrance
Late-Dec, '09


御厨人窟(みくろど)は小さな洞窟です。
ここで19歳の弘法大師が792年に修行をなされた、と言われております。


Closer shot
Late-Dec, '09


Mikurodo is the small cave.
A famous Japanese monk, Kobo Daishi (Kukai) had very very tough apprenticeship in this cave in the year 792.



View from the cave
Late-Dec, '09
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高知市、徳島県阿南市より国道55号を車で約2時間。

2 hours drive along the Route 55 from Kochi City or Anan City in Tokushima.



より大きな地図で 御厨人窟 - mikurodo を表示

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

55 夫婦岩 - Meoto Iwa

Late-Dec, '09

日本の各地に夫婦岩はあります。
今回登場する夫婦岩は、高知県室戸市にある夫婦岩です。

Late-Dec, '09

"Meoto Iwa" is called Husband and Wife Rocks in English.
In addition, those rocks which are called Meoto Iwa stands many places in Japan.
This time, I introduce the one in Muroto City in Kochi.

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自家用車が一番便利です。

The private car is the most reasonable transportation to Meoto Iwa in Muroto-shi


より大きな地図で 夫婦岩 - Meoto Iwa を表示