The construction of seawalls
after the Great East Japan Earthquake has reduced the number of places where
the sea can be seen.
About 2 km from the center of
Yamada town, near the Orikasa Bridge on National Route 45, is Yamada Bay
Observation Square, where you can see Yamada Bay, which is surrounded by
peninsulas and looks like a lake.
It is located beside National
Route 45 and has a parking space and observation deck, so Sachiki-san and I
stopped for a break while we were driving around.
The island on the left is
Oshima. It is also known as Oranda jima(Holland Island. It is said a Dutch ship
anchored there during the Edo period to supply water and food.
The island to the right of
Oshima is Kojima.
The door that appears in the
film ‘Suzume no Tojimari(English title is Suzume’ has been reproduced.
The station and the sluice
gate that appeared in the film are also located near this observation square.
Sachiki-san also climbed up to the observation deck.
Yamada Bay is surrounded by
two peninsulas and looks like a lake.
The gap between the tips of
the two peninsulas seen beyond Kojima Island is the mouth of the bay.
