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Islands, islands everywhere. Just a few of the three thousand or so that comprise Japan. |
| Shirasaki ( Lit: White cape) is famous for it's white limstone rockswhich jut out into the ocean. |  |
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The rock with a hole. Rock climbing strictly forbidden. |
| How the tree manages to cling to life on a rock in the sea is anyone's guess. The local population were also
suitably impressed, building a shinto shrine there. |  |
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Fishing is a major industry here in Japan and ranks of fishing vessels in coastal villages such as this one are not at all uncommon. Occasionally they do actually go out and catch some fish!. |
Viewed from afar , a fishing village in all it's beauty.
Far from the madding crowd....... |  |