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I uploaded an article with photos under the title of “To the Sea: Walking in ‘Ubara Risou-kyou’, Boso Peninsula on March 29, 2007.  To my astonishment, 17years have passed since the day. I ventured to read ‘the latest notes’ for that day to meet myself 17 years younger, which baffled me. However, I also found out that there is something consistent: with the strong wish, I don’t hesitate to catch a train bound for the seaside. I wonder what kind of motivation tells me to go to the seaside. Isn’t it too romantic for my age? In fact, I feel excited, my heart opens up to the world, and I’m free from irritations. Especially on a perfect sunny day, “Blue of the ocean, blue of the sky” are outstanding. It is the second visit to the seaside this year: on New Year’s Day, I went to Inubo-zaki, where I went in 2022, too. Perhaps the experience of living close to the sea in my adolescence is the original point of this seaside-fever. I’m moved by something dynamic and beautiful although I don’t know how horrible and scary it is at the same time.

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錦糸町から外房線快速で上総一ノ宮を目指す。目の前には東京スカイツリー。/ I took a rapid service of JR Sotobou-Line bound for Kazusa Ichinomiya. Tokyo Sky Tree stood in front of me.

朝のプラットフォームには成田空港へ行く列車を待つ人の姿も。/ People were waiting for a train for Narita Airport.

上総一ノ宮から内房線直結木更津行きの列車に乗り換え、鵜原駅下車。一時間に一本のローカル電車。昼頃ここで降りたのは私一人だった。/ I changed to a local train bound for Kisaradu connected to Uchibou-Line and got off at Ubara. I was the only passenger to leave the train at noon.

遥かに海が見晴らせる。/ A distant view of the ocean was  glimpsed.

目的地まではいくつものトンネルを潜り抜けてゆく。/ I had to go through a tunnel after a tunnel, walking to the trail.

本日の目的地指標。/ A signboard indicating my destinations today.

第二トンネル入り口。/ The entrance into the second tunnel.

「鵜原理想郷」の理念。この地を愛でた与謝野晶子の名前も見える。/ The idea of "Ubara Ideal Country" includes the name of a poet Yosano Akiko who loved this place.

深い緑に覆われた丘陵を登って行く。/ I climbed the hillside trail covered with rich greenery.

鵜原理想郷へ到着。（ほぅ～「南房総国定公園」なのですね。）/ I arrived at "Ubara Ideal Country." It is called " a quasi-national park". I learned the phrase in English for the first time.

篠田悌二郎句碑「崎山に 千草の平ら 虫の原」/ A stone tablet inscribed with a poem by Shinoda Teijirou. It could be read, "On Mt. Sakiyama is a plain full of grasses with millions of insects."

丘の上から初めて目に飛び込んできた大海原。/ The first glimpse of the ocean from the hilltop.

岩間にのぞく海原。/ The ocean observed between Rocks.

丘陵を登る途上、眼下に見える勝場行港。/ On the way to the hilltop, a Katsuba Port was seen below.

手弱女平（たおやめだいら）/ Taoyame Daira.

手弱女平（たおやめだいら）にある鐘のモニュメント。/ A monyument with a bell on Taoyame Daira.

海中の岩場 / Rocks in the ocean.

手弱女平から望む太平洋。/ The Pacific Ocean viewed from Taoyame Daira.

勝浦海中公園方面を望む。/ A view toward Katuura Ocean Park.

勝浦海中展望塔/ Katsuura Underwater Observation Tower

手弱女平の鐘。/ The Bell Monument on Taoyame Daira.

白波の打ち付ける海中の岩場。/ Rocks surrounded by white waves in the ocean.

漁船接近中。/ A fishing boat was sailing.

漁船拡大画像。/ The enlarged image of the boat.

右の斜面は岩の採掘場跡と言われている。/ The mountain on the right is said to be a rock mining site.

岩の採掘場跡 / A rock mining site

トンビが舞っていた。/ A kite was circling in the sky.

岩場の近くを通る漁船。/ A fishing boat was sailing beside the rocks.

丘陵のてっぺんから見下ろす海と岩礁。/ The rock reef in the ocan viewed from the hilltop.

岩礁と採掘場　/ The rock reef and the rock mining site.

丘の上のトレイル。/ A trail on the hilltop.

平行に走る岩の地表 / The parallel rocky geological layers.

「黄昏の丘」から望む鵜原湾。/ Ubara Bay viewed from "The Hill of Evening Twilight."

鵜原海岸には屏風岩がそそり立つ。/ Perpendicular cliffs of Ubara Bay. 

「黄昏の丘」頂上/ The summit of "Tasogare no Oka" ( "The Hill of Evening Twilight.")

「黄昏の丘」頂上から白鳳岬方面を望む。/ A view toward "Hakuhou Cape" from the top of "Tasogare no Oka" ( "The Hill of Evening Twilight.").

鵜原理想郷イラストマップ / An illustrated map of Ubara Ideal Country

丘を下って鵜原海岸へ至るトンネル　/ A tunnel connecttin hills and Ubara Beach

鵜原湾　/ Ubara Bay

陸に上げられた釣り船 / Landed fishing boats

凪ぎの浜 / Lull in the wind

平和な午後 / Peaceful afternoon

引き潮 / Ebb tide

きれいな海岸　/ A clean beach

逆光に煌めく水面 / Water sparkling in backlight

渚に寄せる波 / Waves breaking on the beach

夏になるときっとたくさんの人でにぎわう海岸 / Perhaps in summer, a lot of people will come to this beach.

いまは人影のない渚 / Now a few people are on the beach.

海へ注ぐ流れ / A stream going into the sea.

白砂の渚 / The beach with white sand.

白い鳥居　/ A white shrine gate.

少し高い波の立つ方角にサーファーの姿が見える。/ Surfers were in the spot where higher waves came.

ポツポツと見える黒い点はサーファーたち。/ A few black dots were all surfers.

波は低いけれど、サーフィンを楽しむ人たち。/ Waves were not high but surfers were enjoying themselves.

サーファーのスーツが日陰に干してある。/ Surfer's suits were hung in the shade.

津波避難経路を示す絵図。/ A picture map showing the evacuation routes at the occasion of tsunami.

ここは夏には人気の海水浴場。/ People will come here for bathing in summer.

静かな商店街。/ A quiet shopping street.

鵜原のもう一つの観光名所。「勝浦海中公園展望塔」/ Another tourists' attraction in Ubara: Katsuura Underwater Observation Tower in The Ocean Park

ハコフグとイシダイのフィギュアがお出迎え。/ Replicas of black-spotted boxfish and parrot bass welcome visitors.

展望塔に入るまでに水上の通路を渡ってゆく。/ Visitors walk on a passage over the ocean to enter the observation tower.

午後の日が陰り、海の色は紺色に染まってゆく。/ In the afternoon, the sun is setting coloring the ocean darker.

風も立ってきた。/ The wind was starting to blow over the sea.

岩場に砕ける豪快な波。/ Wild waves were breaking at the foot of the cliffs.

逆光がまぶしい。/ The backlight was sparkling.

展望塔入り口。/ The entrance into the observation tower.

塔の窓から水深8mの海中が望める。/ Visitors can see the underwater of 8m from the windows.

早速ハコフグの姿が見えた。/ First of all, a black-spotted boxfish appeared.

こちらはメバル、だろうか？/ Was it a rockfish?

水族館ではないので、群れ泳ぐ魚の名前は特定できず！/ I could not name the fish swimming together at random.

A poster reminded us of the depth of the ocean we were watching.

展望塔を出ると、山肌の地層がくっきり見えた。/ Out of the observation tower, I could watch the rocky layers of the mountain.

岩場の浅瀬。/ The shallow bottom of the sea beside the rocky layers.

本日目にした最後の海の光景。また来よう！/ The last scene of the ocean I saw this time. Let me come back here again!

【参考】

千葉県勝浦市 勝浦観光ねっと「鵜原理想郷」ウェブサイト

「海を見に行く-房総半島鵜原理想郷散策」March 29, 2007

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