Kameishi — Attraction in Asuka

As a non-Japanese speaker, this was quite hard to find. I went there for the lore only, but there was a sign pointing the wrong way, so I turned left and walked a long way to the stone. If the sign had clearly pointed forward I would have been there in 30 seconds, but now it took me 15 minutes. The weather was also not very good, so by the time I saw the stone, I was cold to the bone and a big annoyed, even though the surroundings are very pretty. If you like Japanese history and also want to see the many kofun in Asuka, this would be nice to visit, but if you want to come here for Kameishi specifically, like me, don't bother. It looks exactly like the picture here and feels like any...

This, my friends, is a turtle rock. It is the turtleiest and rockiest turtle rock that ever did cap the lands. There is some ancient folklore chiseled into a plaque -- but for the most part, it is just talking about how a sculptor turned a rock into a turtle. I'd recommend making a quick pit-stop at the market beside the 亀石 either before your visit so that you can refresh and prepare your mind and body for the sheer brilliance that is the...

週末の土曜日と重なった勤労感謝の日。スタートしてから3日続いた晩秋の小春日和も今日は薄曇りで一段落し少し肌寒い。

桜井駅を出発し多武峰街道を通り談山神社を目指す。まずは旧街道を歩くが途中から交通量がある車道の脇を🚙を気にしながら歩かねばならないのが玉にキズ。約2時間歩いて談山神社に到着。殆どの観光客は桜井駅から路線バス🚌でやってくる。歩いているのは自分だけかも🤣

🍁は今が見頃の真っ盛り。奈良県でも🌸🍁の名所として人気の高い談山神社には完全にオーバーツーリズムで休日もあり🚙が大渋滞。ここも最悪だった昨年に比べ🍁の色付きはぐんと増し。

以前境内を散策しているので、お気入りの店で行動食用に焼いた草餅を購入し、中には入らず何度も歩いた道を明日香村へと急ぐ。峠を越したあたりから土の道に変わるがここも豪雨の影響で土が掘れて歩きにくいことこの上なし😭

車道を横切ること4回で明日香村に入るがまたアスファルトの道に。ただ道標があちこちにありしっかりしているのでどこにいても安心感があり🚻もあちこちに。石舞台や亀石始め石造物が多い飛鳥時代。石舞台を見渡す高台で遅めのランチしたあと亀石へ。その隣にある無人百均ショップで巨峰🍇をデザートに。 今村を挙げて世界遺産登録を目指しているがさてどうなりますやら？ ゴールの近鉄飛鳥駅にには約6時間かけて無事到着。

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