From sea to sea of the island !

 by Kazu

It seemed that the trail on the island had been well-developed after I left the town 25 years ago. I really enjoy my exploring on the island for the first time.

 It was so nice and warm on that day but the wind from the ocean was a
little bit strong.

I had a itchy feet to dive into the sea when I visited the town but this time, I took care of them. Ocean, I love above the water.

Exploring the island !

 by Kazu

I walked around on the island " Kamomejima" in Esashi Town so many times during my mandate in the town 25 years ago but I have never done such research on the island before.

 The opposite side of the island was still being carved by the strong wind and waves from the northwest, particularly in winter.

The waterfront of the island facing thre Northwest is called "Senjojiki" that means the width of the flat rock. It is so nice fishing point in the town.

The Island on the Sea of JAPAN !

by Kazu

It was so comfortable and energizing to walk around on the island"Kamome-jima"  in Esashi Town, ancient capital city of Hokkaido Island.

 The ship museum called "Kaiyo-maru" which original ship had been built up with a Ferro-concrete  but it was so for myself.

It was so calm on the beach in the season but it might be so called because the Government Officer .
We are heading to the pier of the island.

Walking around on the island !

by Kazu

The green field on the island "Kamome-jima" in Esashi Town is also the camping site but I have never seen campers there.

 It may be too tough to set up a tent there because of strong wind blowing on the island sometimes but some people enjoy BBQ on the island.

In summer, some tourists set up tents on the beach of the island and stay but the site on the beach is so limited for campers. I will try to set up my  tent in this area and stay not-so-distanced future.  

Kamome-jima in Esashi Town 2 !

by Kazu

From the green field of the island, you can get the perspective of Esashi Town. The green field is camping site and it has a restroom.
Little white daisy flowers were blooming subtly.  

This is the restroom on the island, particularly for campers. The image is the old house of fishermen. White daisy flowers were blooming around the facility. The density is much more than other area but I am not sure the reason.

Yo can see the coastline from Esashi Town to Kaminokuni Town adjacent to Esash. It is so windy in winter but is so comfortable on that day.

Kamome-jima in Esashi Town !

by Kazu

Can you find the rock standing on the beach ? That is called "Heishi Iwa" and the shape is a bottle upside down. Small octopuses and crabs are around the rock.

Once in a while, I found a dead body of a baby dolphin drifting around the rock after a storm. The body was so damaged. Do you know that male bottle-nose dolphins sometimes kill colts of other male dolphin ?  

I was not sure the reason the baby dolphin died of but I was a little bit sad to see the body. Shall we go up to the peak and the backside of the island ?

Seagull Island "Kamome-jima" in Esashi Town !

 by Kazu

This is the replica of the ship "Kaiyou-maru" that was wrecked offshore of the town at the end of Edo Era.  This replica was made of ferro-concrete.

 It is beside the way to "Kamome-jima" from the edge of the town. The island connected to the town has very nice beach called Ebisu-hama" that means "the beach of the deity of luck in Japanese.

It was too early to enjoy snorkeling around this area for ordinary people but for me, very comfortable to dive into  the ocean o that day.