Kyushu
Miyakojima
Today it is a great deal of water. We're off to Shiminoji-shima, a little nub of an island in the greater archipelago known as the Miyakojima Islands, the largest of those being Miyakojima Island itself. The eastern cape of Miyakojima is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty, which is an actual legal thing in Japan. So you know I'm curious. Here we go.
So that's about that for land for a time.
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Now that's pretty cool. Some kind of atoll.
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More miles and miles of ocean.
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Coming up on Miyako-jima. There are no Habu snakes on Miyakojima, so that's nice. Just watch out for the Chinese bombers.
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And here's our destination, Shiminojishima. Technically, we're looking at Irabu. Shiminojishima is a little nub on the end of Irabu that is just barely its own island. Irabu is known for its sugarcane and bonito, and also for the Grey-faced Buzzard which is far prettier than its name would suggest.
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And with that it's time to park for the night. Tomorrow its Sayonara Japan. Actually, Sayonara is considered rude. It means Goodbye Forever and is somewhat like flipping someone off, or saying goodbye to your ex for the last time. It is more polite to say Jaa ne or Mata ne which is something like See ya. Also acceptable, when addressing a superior, would be to say Osaki ni shitsurei shimasu, Sorry to leave first. When addressing friends, try Tanoshikatta desu, It's been fun. But really, most of the younger people in Japan simply say Bye-bye.Arigatou Gozaimasu. |