Kathy bought this sake set in various stores in Yunotsu
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Trawler weather on our way to Tottori
We even had a pod of 4 dolphins come to play...sweet as!!!
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The sand dunes at Tottori
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We had another "men in blue" visit before we even got tied up.....of course, we did tie up next to the Coast Guard office so we expected the visit....these were the gifts they gave us for our cooperation!!!!
These charts marked the permanent fishing nets along the coast as we go north....very helpful indeed!!
Sunset in Tottori
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That's the Coast Guard office and their boat!!
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The sand dunes the next morning as we leave Tottori
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Scuba gear and the plastic bag wrapped around the prop
Had to saw that one off!!
Many nets/buoys we avoided as we approached Ine
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The town of Ine......famous for the Funaya.....boat houses
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Mystic tied up along the wall in Ine
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Various views of Ine as we walked around for a few days waiting out another LO/storm
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Ine is still a very active fishing village
That's Jun and her 2 cute kids.....we met Jun in the tourist office....spoke great English!!
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A traditional wood boat!!
Look how big that net is....whoa!!!
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Artistic manhole covers
Mukai Sake distillery
Happy crew doing some bottling
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Tasting Sake with Wakima.....spoke great English and she was from Tokyo
Red sake from red rice....yummers!!
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Panoramic view of Ine harbor and Mystic
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Lunch at Open Cafe sushi bar
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Very picturesque and delicious sushi
The chefs making sushi and sashimi
Selfie of the couple we had lunch with......John needs his glasses!!!
A little better
OK....that's the one!!!!
Sunset in Ine while I cooked some BBQ chicken!!
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Our last day we took the bus to Amanohashidate......about 30 mins away
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Tori to the Motoise Kono shrine
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One person chairlift
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"One of Japan's three most famous scenic views"....yep, according to the tourist brochure....it was impressive but not sure about #3!!!
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Legend has the connecting strip of land was made from a falling ladder used by the Gods to travel between heaven and earth!!
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Nariaiji Temple
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Shinto shrine next to the Buddhist temple
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Dragon facing any direction......supposedly the eyes follow you!!!
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Views from the mountain top observatory!!!
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5 story pagoda.....restored to original state, 1192-1333.....wow!!!!
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Some beautiful paintings!!
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Not sure what there were but many of the street vendors were grilling them...smelled very fishy!!!
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