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28/07/2011 Katsurahama is a beautiful beach in Kochi prefecture. This beach is famous in  a tale about Sakamoto Ryuma. Sakamoto Ryuma , a pioneer in bringing the Japan to socialism has been to this beach to look at the sea fro long hours. In memory of this tale, the famous Sakamoto Ryuma`s copper statue is built in Katsurahama. From here  onward I would like to share the beautiful calm view of the Pacific ocean.  The view of Katsurahama beach from the Sakamoto statue The vast black sandy beach The other side of the beach from the top of the cliff The shrine at the top of the cliff These photos were taken while the No 12 typhoon was passing over Kochi. So the sky is clouded and dark though the sea is calm. It deprived me of witnessing the original beauty of the Katsurahama. Special thanks to Shiota san of Kochi Center. All Rights Reserved.

25/07/2011 Ryuga cave is  a an old cave where first human beings have said to have lived. This cave is nearly 4 kilometers long and the normal course is just one hour course which runs only one kilo meter. The cave interior is very cool nearly 16 degrees in opposite to the scorching sun of 30 degrees outside.    The entrance the cave You come across three main waterfalls along the normal course. All have very very cold water and very pure. This water  is running through the faults in the rocky cave and is rich of minerals. Below is one of those waterfalls. Thousands of thousands years have passed by after the caves were formed and they are still formed. Droolin water and wind has created beautiful patterns and statue like stalactites. There were stalactites looking like  Sain Mary- the mother of Jesus, famous Sakamoto Ryuma of Japan, fish , jelly fish etc. Rocky Stage Curtains    Frill like thin rock As it was made clear earlier, the bones ,

24/07/2011 While I was looking for tourist spots in Kochi I came across a secluded spot on the map with a label "地球の３３番地" which means the address of 33 on the Earth in English. This of course sounded interesting. So we set out along the Enoguchi river towards the sea until this strange place came in to view. So came the place in to view. It was situated in the middle of the flowing Enoguchi river with a strange monument built at the spot. No body was in sight so proving that this was not at all a tourist spot. A wooden dock was built to reach the spot. When we got closer,that was strange monument had a big metal ball with wings an a big 33 written on it.  Well I think it is high time to introduce what this 33 address really means. This means that the lattitude 133 33' 33" and longitude 33 33' 33" crosses at this very spot. As every single value has a 33 in it this place is called 33Address on the earth. It is said that only 8 other su