Planning a Trip to Katsuura, Chiba
Following the last post where we traveled the fisherman's town of Katsuura for its fresh Bonitos, abalones and more seafood, today I am going to put down my knives and pick up my camera for a photo shoot!
The Katsuura actually belongs to the Boso-hill area, as the very east end of the Fossa Magna, a Graben that separates Japan into the eastern and western halves geographically, this is an area of vigorous geological activities. The Boso hills is formed when seabed sediments are pushed up during one of these events. Being so, the cliffs are of complex geological composition, and only thanks to that, sea caves and pockets can be formed to harbor all the delicious seafood that we not enjoy! Naturally, eroded landscapes are photogenic as always and are truly worth a day or two, or three! To capture onto film, or eh, sensor...
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