The ironman of travel Yoshimasa Ikeuchi

Mami's child in front of the teacher

Second grade classroom

Photo courtesy of Culture and Tourism Division

Commemorative photo with Mr. Minami at Horai Falls

While singing cheerfully and cheerfully enough to lose the aunt in Osaka

Mountain road to Ponle Falls

A wind hole where cold air of 4 degrees blows out

Principal and Me

Chodong National Elementary School

Me and Mr. Minami

Cheese hamburger

Korean style fried rice

Dokdo Photo

At the Dokdo Museum, a map of Korea and Japan

Kannon statue and squid monument

Tsushima table stone

Dokdo Museum Monument

Dokdo slide show

The entrance fee is also free thanks to Mr. Minami.
Primitive forest of Seonginbong.
Enjoy "Forest bathing in cedar forest".

A healthy leg that climbs a dignified mountain road
without taking a break.

We take a break on a steep mountain road.
If I wasn't with Minami-san,
I might have given up on the way.

Even in the summer,
you can hear the sound of a waterfall that finally
flows down after passing through a wind hole that
blows a cold wind of 4 ° C.

A cute, jumping smile is approaching.

Is it rare for Japanese people to visit school?

The eyes of the cross-border children were shining.

After school, they run down into the primeval forest all year round.

To Horai Waterfall.

 It is a special treatment guided by the principal's office.

 I go around the classroom with an office worker.
"Annyon Hasseyo".
Children are in the same second grade as
my grandchildren.

The teacher introduces us and a boy comes forward.

Mami says he can speak Japanese,
but he doesn't speak at school.

Keiko's friends Mami and Chiemi appear when the story is booming. Ask questions about why they came to this Island as a couple.

Mr. Minami kindly took the role of a guide as to where he wanted to go. To start exploring the Island by taxi (Keiko's acquaintance), visit the National Elementary School in Chodong.

I can’t believe I met Japanese people.
It's strange to say that it's a strange situation or a trip
encounter. The circle of acquaintances spreads steadily.

Keiko introduces "Minami Kyoho" (79).
When I was in elementary school in 1945,
I was surprised at the fluent language used when
I learned Japanese from a Japanese teacher.

 The eldest son is married to a Japanese and lives in Nagano prefecture

Get information that Japanese people live on Ulleungdo at the hotel. I went to see her immediately. Keiko (from Tokuyama), who works at a restaurant near the port of Dongdong, has been married to the Island for 10 years. When I talk to "Ilbon Saram Issoyo" She returned in Korean as "Nanun Ilbon Saranmu" (I'm Japanese).

I'm glad that there is no staff and all the photos are OK.

Sightseeing boats depart from Ulleungdo three times a week to Dokdo, but they are canceled one after another due to the weather.

Will your wish come true in just 1 hour and 30 minutes to an Island you haven't seen yet?

I am grateful that both the Dokdo
museum and the museum,
which I visited with great interest,
are free of charge.
It seems that Korean tourists are not
very interested and are rushing around.

It is often observed in images and
photographs of natural ecology.

The rich sea is said to be a golden fishing ground,
and you can see images of
several species of fish　swimming.

Each photo reminds me of Dokdo,
which I haven't seen yet.

5 minutes by car on a steep slope from Dodongkou. At the entrance, the surface stones of Dokdo and Tsushima are erected.

Dokdo has East Island and West Island, and the exhibition room has materials proving that it is a state-owned territory of the Republic of Korea. 

The refreshing cold breeze and the forest and greenery make you feel tired.

When you close your eyes and blend into nature, you can walk downhill side by side with Kotetsu at a light tempo. Even though I just met, I am full of gratitude for the kindness of people. Taxi drivers also get a 20% discount (40,000 won) from the promised price. The beginning of a refreshing journey.

Dokdo Museum and Japanese