ハイキング

Today I visited Shimonoseki to hike Hinoyama. I took the first Shinkansen to Kokura and changed trains to reach Shimonoseki. I started from the station visited many popular sites including Akama shrine, the former British consulate and Karato fish market. Because it was early there were very few people which meant I could enjoy each place in peace.

I then headed to Hinoyama walking by the sea side watching the ships passing under the bridge and through the Kamon straits. The hike was easy and had many good views of the sea and the Kamon straits. On the way up I spotted a very strange creature, an arrow head flatworm. I visited all four peaks on Hinoyama and walked down a mountain road to get back.  

Once at the bottom I went to the Kamon straits pedestrian tunnel and walked under the Kamon straits back to Kyushu. The tunnel is deep, long and quite claustrophobic. After emerging from the tunnel I enjoyed the views from this side of the water. I then visited the site of Moji castle on a nearby small mountain. 

Getting pretty tired I headed to Mojiko station and visited a nearby onsen to freshen up.   

DOMO

火の山（ひのやま）は、山口県下関市椋野にある山。

【概説】
“火の山”の名は、かつて山頂に敵の襲来を都に知らせるための狼煙台が設けられていたことに由来する。1890年（明治23年）には山頂に砲台が置かれ、以後下関要塞の一部として重要な軍事拠点となり、戦後に開放されるまで民間人の入山が禁じられていた。
瀬戸内海国立公園の最西端にあたり、関門海峡に面した風光明媚な場所にあることから、多くの観光施設がある。


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Out of Kyushu, back to Kyushu: Hinoyama 紅石山・火の山・中峰・上ノ山・霊鷲山・妙見山・古城山