Mishima Island

Beautiful island

75min from Hagi city by boat. The ticket is a bit pricey but it's definitely worth to go. Nice local people gave us a ride to the pasture and we could see several local cows which are designated as n...

You can go by regular flight.

Original Text

Mishima is located in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and is located northwest when viewed mainly in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The island has inns, campsites, elementary schools, junior high schools, and even TV stations. It can be reached from Hagi Port and operates three round trips a day regularly.

for a thousand years of rice fields

Original Text

Since it was the stage of the book "Millennium Rice Field" in the summer of 2018, I went to Mishima with my son of a junior high school student. Perhaps because I am reading a book, I can feel the breath of ancient people everywhere on the island. The meal after the sights is delicious.

the luxury of nothing

Original Text

I wanted to stay, but it seemed that it overlapped with the time of my family's return home, so I couldn't make a reservation anywhere. Since it was a day trip, I decided to visit only Utsu. There are only small villages lined with old-fashioned wooden houses, Utsu Kannon, greenery, sandy beaches and the sea. I don't do anything by taking a walk without applying to the village. I don't do anything by looking at the sea from Utsu Kannon. Take a nap in the shade of the beach and do nothing. Go to "do nothing" ...

Island of lonely feeling

Original Text

I entered from Honmura and left Utsu. Utsu is quite lonely in a place where there is nothing. I wandered around the island with a pamphlet in one hand, but if there was a number on the road point, it would have been easier to understand. There is no place to rest to take a leisurely tour. It is difficult to find a place to eat lunch boxes because the sea can be seen overlooking the grass or like an industrial waste accumulation site. Sit in a wide place facing the road and eat ...