Fresh Oysters

I went on a family trip last week. First we went to the Munakata Shrine. It's well known as a shrine where prayers for traffic safety are especially effective.

After that, we went to the Oyster House, "Kakigoya". It was a restaurant where we can eat fresh oysters. The house is made of vinyl, like a plastic hothouse.
We ate oysters, Yesso scallops and turban shells. The food was great. It was all so fresh because we could eat them as soon as the fisherman caught them. The restaurant is right on the seashore. When we grilled the oysters, some of them suddenly exploded and the soup flew up dirtying my clothes and face. I should have worn clothes that I didn't mind getting dirty.
Anyway, the food was really great and I want to go there again.

Tomonoura

Today I want to introduce a town called Tomonoura.
I went there more than one year ago.
First of all, I went to Hiroshima prefecture on business on Saturday.

After finishing my work, I met a friend in Fukuyama.

The next day, I visited Tomonoura.
I was interested in the town because I heard the setting of the movie, "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" is there. The directer, Mr. Miyazaki didn't say that. So I don't know if it's true or not, but I wanted to compare there to the setting of the movie.

The movies made in "STUDIO GHIBLI" are my favorites. They are animations and for kids, but I can get some profound messages from them.

Tomonoura is a very small and old town. There are many steep paths and the road is made of stone. It was too difficult to walk wearing pumps!

There are some shops. I wanted to visit there, but I didn't have enough time to visit there....

Actually I'm not sure if this town is the setting of the movie, "Ponyo". It seems like that, but it's not the same...

Anyway I enjoyed traveling. But I went there alone. I prefer to travel with my favorite friends!!