Sayumi is a trilingual student speaking Spanish, English and Japanese fluently. 

 

She is from Kagawa, studying at the University of Osaka. 

 

 

Mr. Sanko Shimada is a master calligrapher, having great pupils in Kagawa.  

 

One of his scrolled works

 

Calligraphy is an art drawing characters using brushes made of animal hairs,

wool or even bamboo and so on. 

 

What to draw comes from his ideas and his long career.

 

I was so attracted to his art of India ink.

 

 

The museum is located in Oh-shima, an island off Imabari in Ehime.

It specialize in the history of the Murakami Clan, groups of Samurai in feudal days,

who ruled the Seto Inland Sea. 

 

They fortified the islands themselves which were difficult to to be approached 

by others because of a strong tidal current.

 

 

 

 

The main gate to the Ohyamazumi Shrine

 

This is located in Oh-mishima Island in Ehime Prefecture.  Oh-yamazumi

is the head shrine of Yamazumi Shrines and Mishima Shrines.

 

This is a newly-rebuilt gate with lots of money spent. 

 

This is the gate to the main shrine, in which the god of the sea and

the god of war are enshrined like Konpira Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture.

Many people including the members of the Maritime SDF and the Japan

Coast Guard come and worship here.     

 

Commander in chief of the former Japanese Imperial Navy, Isoroku Yamamoto,

is said to have given his prayer. 

 

Many old trees are found in the precincts of the Shrine.

 

This tree is said to be around 2,600 years old. 

 

Some tens of thousands of Japanese swords and armors were dedicated to

the God, praying for victories and celebrating victories since the 12th century.

This shrine has 8 items designated as national treasure and 75 items designated as

important cultural asset. 

 

 

 

You can enjoy fish and seafood dishes prepared by fishermen’s wives.

 

This is a small fish market but has a long history.

 

Minced bonito is the special food peculiar to kochi.