The ironman of travel Yoshimasa Ikeuchi

Sunday market

The third largest Island in the world. It is a little smaller than Japan by about 10%. Development is progressing in recent years, but it is slow compared to other tourist spots in Asia. The state of Sabah in Kota Kinabalu (KK) that I visited is far from the image of an Island with buildings lined up along the beach for 1km from north to south.

Devil fish

Folk crafts

Development is also conspicuous in the center of the town, and development is steadily progressing in hotels under construction and inland areas. Speaking of Borneo, orangutans. I was thinking that I could meet them if I went to the nearby forest. It takes two hours by car to reach the rainforest. The concrete jungle spreads out in the town, and traffic jams continue when commuting.

Sunday market

Sunday market

On the other hand, if you go to rural areas, water-dwellers and indigenous peoples also live there. Children feel free to talk to me. Japan is a beautiful country. Do you like Malaysia? What do you think? Questions come flying one after another. They are familiar people.

Tourism Malaysia is also focusing on PR for tourists from all over the world. Orangutans living in the rich natural forest of Borneo and "proboscis monkeys" with large hanging noses are in danger of extinction due to the expansion of modernization.

Sabah cityscape

Shellfish

Fish wholesale market

Fishing boat

The fish shop's older brother is charming

Students and Kotetsu at the pier in front of the hotel

Sunday market

Leisurely business with giant fruits on hand pillows

Marlin tuna monument

The language is similar to Okinawan culture, and I feel the same roots as Japanese people. The economy and culture are a mixture of old and new, which seems to support the economy. 70, yen canned beer at a restaurant is 240 yen at a supermarket, and the town is booming, incorporating an economic society that makes you want to tilt your head.

The forests of the world are the same everywhere in the establishment of national parks and reserves. What kind of encounter is waiting for you? Kota Kinabalu (commonly known as KK), the capital of Sabah, was newly built in 2008 and is still expanding.　

Sunday market

The highlight is the world heritage "Kinabalu Park". Rafflesia, the largest flower in the world, can be seen if you are lucky. You rarely see this flower. Most of the Island has a tropical rainforest jungle and is a treasure trove of state-owned flora and fauna. Although modernized, it still has its own indigenous culture.

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