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　Recently, Sunday is a driving day for me! As always I drove my car, and I went to Yoshino (吉野) in Nara. This is the second time I had visited Yoshino. When I was an elementary school student I visited there for the first time. But the memory of the visiting is already erased.
　In Yoshino cherry blossoms, Japanese cedars and handmaid papers are famous. I want to see the cherry blossoms next spring. The Japanese handmaid papers, Washi (和紙), in Yoshino are called Uda-gami (宇陀紙) and Misu-gami (美栖紙). These are excellent papers, but, unfortunately, the number of paper maker has decrease. Especially, Misu-gami is made by only Mr. and Mrs. Kamikubo now. Probably, the Japanese traditional craft will vanish. I visited Nyoirinji Temple (如意輪寺) and Yoshino Jingu Shrine(吉野神宮).
　Next, I went to Eizanji Temple (栄山寺) in Gojo City. The Eizanji Temple holds Hakkaku dou (八角堂) which is a national treasure. I had investigated the paintings in the Hakkaku dou this June. Finally, I also went to Ryujin (龍神) Skyline again. I encounterd deers on the road, but I could not take any photos of them. When I went home I also encountered Danjiri in Kishiwada. I took photos of the Danjiri as follows.

It was a fine day. I got up at 6:30 AM. Because, following the trip of last week, I went to Takamatsu (高松) in Kagawa (香川) by car. I departed at 7:00 AM. The route to Takamatsu is as follows; I reached at the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (明石海峡大橋) via East Osaka and Kobe of the Hanshin High Way, took a break and ate a donut in the parking area. I drove in Awaji island (淡路島), across the Naruto Kaikyo Bridge (鳴門海峡大橋), reached Tokushima in the Shikoku (四国) island.　Moreover, I drove on the Takamatsu High way, and finally, I arrived at Takamatsu City.
In Takamatsu I ate Sanuki Udon for the lunch. The taste was good, and Sanuki men (麺) is hard a little. After lunch, I took photos around Takamatsu. The followings are taken at Takamatsu Castle.

Today is Silver Week, I had fun to driving!
I went to Ryujin （龍神）skyline, a beautiful road on the mountains, in Wakayama by my car.

The trip started at 8:00 AM from my house in Yao.
First, I drove on the highway. About 1 hour later, as I wanted something to drink, I stopped my car at the parking area on the highway. I think the location of the parking area is near Wakayama. It was a sunny day, so I took photos there as follows. The Blue sky in the picture is very beautiful. Actually, my camera is an OLYMPUS, so the blue is called OLYMPUS blue.

And I drove more and more for 2 hours, so I arrived at Koya-san (高野山). Koya-san is the headquarter of the Shingon (真言) Esoteric Buddhism established by Kukai (空海) (or Kobo Daishi (弘法大師)) in 816. Probably, Koya-san is nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage. But, at Koya-san, there were many cars. To find a parking area for my car was too hard… Fortunately I could park my car. The followings are pictures at Koya-san.

Although I wanted to eat lunch there, every restaurant was crowded. Eventually, I could not eat any food. And I left Koya-san and drove my car to Ryujin skyline.
Finally, I arrived at sky tower on the skyline and could eat lunch at 1:00 PM. I took photos there, but it was cloudy. I thought I wanted to visit there again when it is fine day.