Showing posts with label Inland Sea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inland Sea. Show all posts

Monday, June 26, 2023

Tomonoura on the Inland Sea

30 minute bus ride from Fukuyama…

Masa: I know this port from a print by Yoshida Hiroshi. There’s the Jōyatō lighthouse, and the merchants’ houses on the waterfront.

Medicine Seller: Yes, Yoshida visited here. Long ago. He made a series called The Inland Sea.

Masa: He knew how to catch the best light.

Medicine Seller: Sunrise and sunset are the best times. Won’t you try a little homeishu?

Masa: What’s in it?

Medicine Seller: It’s a liqueur made from 16 kinds of spices. It began to be brewed 350 years ago. Exclusively in Tomonoura.

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Voice-over

The TomoTerrace is the de facto Tomonoura museum. Instructs visitors in how to preserve a town, its buildings, its culture, its festivals, its food.