Matsushima Bay
June 15th 2006 Yesterday I finally made it to Matsushima, after putting off the trip for a few days due to rain. Matsushima Bay is about 2 hours north of Fukushima by train on the Pacific coast. Matsushima is considered on of the "Three Great Sights" of Japan, along with Kyoto and Miyajima. There is a famous poem by the poet Basho that goes:
"Matsushima, ah, Matsushima, Matsushima, Matsushima!"
I didn't
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