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風待ちの港,牛窓 / Ushimado, Used to Be a Port Town, to Wait for a Favourable Wind

By Minakoshoh @minakotokyo

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Ushimado, Setouchi-City, Okayama-Prefecture, Japan.
June 2013, Olympus OM-D E-M1

牛窓は,かつて帆船の風待ち港として栄え,江戸時代には朝鮮通信使の寄港地でもありました。明治期に入り,交通流路から外れたことにより衰退しましたが,現在,観光協会は,「日本のエーゲ海」のネーミングにより観光客の誘致に努めています。

岡山県瀬戸内市牛窓地区
2013年6月,Olympus OM-D E-M1

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