Kyoto (III)

We had lots of fun feeding seagulls and the eagles joined in the fun, scratching Qinzhi’s hand slightly

But all was good.

We head off to Amanohashidate. Japan’s “Three Scenic Views” are comprised of Matsushima in Miyagi, Miyajima in Hiroshima, and Amanohashidate (here in Miyazu, Kyoto).

We arrived at the Monju Area (train station side) and had wonderful lunch of local fish and the hotel is just opposite Kasamatsu Area (far side of Amanohashidate land bridge)

We took a boat to the kasamatsu area and on the trip we had such a wondrous experience watching the seagulls and eagles or black kites as they call – fly and soar just above

That close

My tears couldn’t keep on being inside

I asked myself why

And I thought about how the seagulls flap their wings and how the black kites

swoop and soar when they see food in sight

That much they WANT

They want

And it drives them and lets them bring out the best of their strength power and might

And that really got me

It reminded me of the time when I was like that- and not that

And how much I want to be that

Doing my best

Living my highest

Expressing my very best

Being my very self

They wasted no time. There was no consideration, care, they just went at it, with a very pure directness

We took a chairlift up the Kasamatsu park, to have an overview of the Amanohashidate land bridge. From one of the scenic overlooks, you can get a unique perspective of the scene by looking upside-down between your legs. The sea and bay reflect the sky and the pine forest turns into a winding green dragon crossing the heavens.

Then we walked the Amanohashidate, an iconic land bridge that has thousands of pine trees of all different varieties with beaches on both sides spanning 3.6K.

Walking the sandbar, which is said to have appeared like a floating bridge from heaven, a gift from the gods that gave Amanohashidate its name, is a something I wanted to do. A few years back, I had been here on an ingredient filming trip, that trip inked this one. I had to recall how this happened, rather, marvel at how this happened. The slight almost missable intent that happened then, culminated in this gentle 4 kilometre stroll of about an hour today.

We passed others around us either walking or cycling, but the sandbar is never crowded. Said to have eight thousand pine trees here, we had fun exploring the different pines. And feeding the black kites and seagulls. The way the black kites glided, swooped and took the skies, taking it on, soaring, changing directions- its just breathtaking!