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Japan, mon amour
Why do I like Japan so much ? People are polite and friendly and you never get hurt. How great is that ! The Japanese like beauty for their eyes and their ears.
Fresh flower bouquets can be found in the toilets of the motorway service areas. Nice music in restaurants, in the streets, in shopping malls. Decorated vases in our hotels when leaving the elevator.
Decorated vase in Takamatsu © Julian Köpke Entering the port of Takamatsu, I found this beautiful composition of an artwork with propped firs. This was a pleasant introduction to our stay on Naoshima.
Takamatsu port artwork © Julian Köpke The combination of an exhibition and nature is an essential feature of the Naoshima Island. Beside the possibility to visit very special and beautiful, but expensive Museums.
Camel © Julian Köpke 
Naoshima squares © Julian Köpke 
Balls (Walter de Maria) © Julian Köpke 
Naoshima pumpkin (Yayoi Kusama) © Julian Köpke At noon we found a little rest at the Pacific Ocean near this Torii.
Naoshima torii © Julian Köpke On our way back to Takamatsu nature itself showed a wonderful spectacle of the sunset.
Ferry from Naoshima to Takamatsu © Julian Köpke 
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Cape Perpetua
We went up to Cape Perpetua before our breakfast. I’d been there before after the eclipse in 2017 with Christa and friends. That year the sky was full of smoke.
Today the sun was shielded by some haze coming from the Pacific Ocean. I wasn’t clear in mind about going there a second time. The impressive view of Heceta Head lighthouse the day before hadn’t left me.
Black and white gives more meaning and feeling than faded colors. But it’s already long time ago and far, far away.
Morning haze at Cape perpetua. Being there a second time my feelings weren’t clear. Although only 2 months from now in the past I feel this morning like long time ago and very far away. © Julian Köpke
