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On the 28th of April. 2015, we set sail into the Genkai Sea
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| Eboshijima, 25km from Karatsu |
Eboshijima is 48m high, and the lighthouse is 15m.
The light from this tower covers 20 nautical miles
The island is 800meters in circumference.
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Seen from the east
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Oronoshima 109m high 50km from Karatsu
200 people live on this island.
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Our crew of "Misato-go" and "Hatenko-go"
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The monument tells the history of this small island, which was the place of exile at the Edo Period
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| There was no shop on this island, nor eating place. We bought fish from
a fisherman for dinner. |
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Army's fort at the time of World War Ⅱ. 300 soldiers were stationed here.
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Gunpowder storage 4m high to the ceiling
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We stayed overnight at this Oronoshima.
Next morning we headed north to the Island of Goddess, Okinoshima.
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Okinoshima seen from the south. 243m high. Population is only 1, who is
the priest of the shrine.
At 4:00pm on April 28th.
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The existence of this island was a secret for long. To speak about this
island was prohibited.
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Okinoshima, seen from the east |
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We put the jib down, and sailed into the bay from the south. |
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I fancied that the Goddess Tagori-hime is waving her sleeves at the mountainside.
At the left end of the photo, you will see a lighthouse.
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The announcement tells that this island itself is the Goddess, and it is
strictly prohibited to take away even a grass or a tree branch, except
the holy water. The people who want to land on this island should purify
themselves in the sea-water before landing.
And women are never allowed to step into this island. Every tenth day,
another priest takes over the duty.
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This monument tells the name of the shrine, Okitsu-gu
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Sign board tells about the protection of rare species birds and prohibition
of bringing in animals |
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Purification sea and Torii Gate at the entrance to the shrine.
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I (left) and Kajiyama are purifying ourselves.
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I imagined that the ships were tied to this stone in the old days when
delegation was sent to China.
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From the left: Maeda, Kimura, Egashira, Kajiyama.
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The Shrine
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We climbed the well- swept path for 30 minutes to the Shrine.
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Underneath the rock was the original praying site of old days.
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| Around this place, numerous relics from the old age were found.They were
moved to the Munakata Taisha and reserved. More than 80,000 items were
designated as National treasures. |
Our yacht in the bay of Okinoshima
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The mast is 12 meters above the sea.
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The next morning, we left this Island of Goddess, and dropping in Ashibe,
Iki Island, we enjoyed hot spring.
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Me with the Torii Gate.
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Mr. Ryuta Tominaga, the owner of Misato-go, is 80 years old. He IS younger
than me, who is 70. Other members are almost same. We are Youngs-at Heart.
Misato-go
Captain Ryuta Tominaga (80)
Crew Kuniomi Maeda (68)
Yoshiteru Egashira (70)
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Hatenko-go
Captain Hisashi Morooka(68)
Crew Tokuji Kajiyama(68)
Toshiyuki Eguchi(66)
Shinichiro Kimura(68)
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Thank you for your company on
the journey to the Goddess.
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