"Slow down at the turn." For about 20 minutes on the way to Akiyoshidai we decided to take a quick detour through Rohan.
Peter Jackson would've been proud, though I suppose we were lacking in the excessive helicopter tracking shots department.
This tree though.
In Akiyoshidai there are many attractions including a zoo,
...that we didn't visit. Instead we went to the highest point in the town and home of the Youth Nature Center. Somewhat ironically it seems as though all the trees had been removed within maybe a 5 kilometer radius of the place, but nevertheless it was beautiful. I very much enjoyed the treelessness. Also the geography of the area was very interesting to see, as the basalt karst topography resulted in some interestingly shaped rock outcrops.
After that windblown experience we decided that a better way to continue our journey would be to go through the mountain, somewhere Peter Jackson's helicopter could never follow. Thus we entered the Mines of Moria Akiyoshidai Dokutsu.
I didn't have tripod for this 2 sec exposure so it took me 16 tries to get this shot.
4 tries. There was a post I could rest it on thankfully.
3 tries (another post). It may not seem so amazing, Moria Akiyoshidai Dokutsu, but to try and give some perspective the outcrop in the distance is taller than me. Additionally, at it's deepest point, the cave is more than 50 meters (more than 160 ft.) from floor to ceiling.
After our adventures in the cave we left for the comfort of the car. And actually ended up going over half mountain again. (Sound familiar?)
And thus returned home to the Shire, I mean Yamaguchi, and ate some delicious dinner.
That cave is amazing!
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