The ironman of travel Yoshimasa Ikeuchi

Todon harbor

Ragweed

Photo of Dokdo

View from the hotel room

View from the hotel room

Seven Kamado

Seagulls welcome you

Harbor landscape

Ulleungdo harbor

I can't see anything outside the ship because of the fog

Poster on board

Sake on board

Boarding area

Boarding gate

Ferry terminal waiting area

Boarding ticket

Pohang ferry terminal

Ulleungdo

The weather for a week from tomorrow will be cloudy and then rainy.

Rain gear is ready this time.
The location from the room on the sea side is also overcast to
the clouds.
The temperature on the Island is lower than
I expected and it is comfortable and comfortable.

87.4km from Ulleungdo South Korea and Japan claim　sovereignty.
The Japanese name is "Takeshima"
(157km from Shimane Prefecture),
and the Korean name is "Dokdo" in the Tokai region.

100m to the tourist information center.

It's also a difficult task to push and walk around with your luggage.
3000 won (400 yen) Accommodation hotel on a hill.
10 minutes to "The Resort".

The front man can't speak English or Japanese at all.

When talking, the manager said "Welcome".

It's a relief to hear Japanese.

I did it well when I was young.
The scenery is completely invisible because of the fog outside the ship.

It was good that the ship didn't shake.
As the harbor approaches, the cliffs approach slightly.

Private houses are crowded on steep slopes.
Two-thirds of the population live in Dodong Port in the center of the Island.

A guest house bargain and seagulls welcome you. 

The inside of the ship is like an adult excursion.

Sake prime that starts at the same time as the departure. Eating sashimi and dried squid as a side dish is a metabolic syndrome corps.

Looking around the ship, "Hanafuda" opens on the second floor. I miss the pine tree, plum blossoms, and double shaved picture cards.

Thanks to you, boarding from the inspection room without lining up in a long line.
Luggage that cannot be carried in one go.

I can't find any porters or sailors.
There is no choice but to whip up the old bone and
make three round trips to the ship to complete.

"Seat is 37.38 on the 3rd floor"
Settle down with my valuables and camera.

Fog occurs in light rain.
The beginning of a dull and dull journey.
 

From Pohang, a port on the east coast of South Korea, to the east (217km).

Departure for Ulleungdo Island in the Tokai region.

The inside of the ship is almost full and crowded with people. I can't understand what it is without a Korean guide.

Hangul characters that I am not good at seem to be cryptographic symbols.

There is a baggage inspection in a separate room except for baggage.

History tells us that the Island was born 4.6 million years ago as a volcanic Island formed of lava with a 2000m seabed uplift. A “journey” to visit the footsteps of history like people, Islands have individuality. The new "encounter.

Prologue