Hagi

On Monday I went to Hagi to do some sightseeing. Hagi is a small town, famous for its pottery and castle ruins. It is located about an hour north of where I live, and is on the northern coast of Japan, along the Sea of Japan. The beaches were nicer there than on the southern coast, along the Inland Sea, where I live.

I mainly just wanted to get out of Ube and go somewhere and it was a beautiful drive. It's amazing to me that it only took an hour and 20 minutes to drive from the south coast to the north coast! To Japanese people this is a long drive, they don't normally travel out of their home area too much. But I love to drive, especially with beautiful scenery, so it seemed like such a short trip!