Saturday, August 2, 2014

Manhole Whales


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This first one is from Shishikui Town on the Tokushima coast down near the border with Kochi. I believe you can go whale watching there....

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These next two are from Muroto City on the other side of the Muroto Peninsula in Kochi. They certainly offer whale watching boat trips.

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The last two are from Omijima Island off the north coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was once a whaling area though whaling ceased in the first decade of the twentieth Century.

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There is a small but interesting museum on whaling there and the traditions are still remembered in festivals.

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