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Chita Peninsula 知多半島

A thumb-like stretch of land jutting southwards from Nagoya, heavily industrial in the north and quietly rural in the south. This gallery includes an assortment of pictures from the cities and surrounds of Chita, Tokai, Handa, Tokoname and Utsumi.
Hot pink ume blossoms at Sōri-ike
Hot pink ume blossoms at Sōri-ike		 Ceramic art along Maneki-neko-dōri, Tokoname
Ceramic art along Maneki-neko-dōri, Tokoname		 Rice fields and distant Chita industry
Rice fields and distant Chita industry		 Old vinegar storehouses, Handa
Old vinegar storehouses, Handa
Vending machine on the platform at Utsumi station
Vending machine on the platform at Utsumi station		 Tokai's Daibutsu peeking through the trees
Tokai's Daibutsu peeking through the trees		 Laughing cat
Laughing cat		 Narrow street leading to Junshō-ji, Handa
Narrow street leading to Junshō-ji, Handa
Out on the sand
Out on the sand		 Handa Kunizakari Museum of Sake
Handa Kunizakari Museum of Sake		 Patch of blooming forsythia, Sōri-ike
Patch of blooming forsythia, Sōri-ike		 Display of various ceramics
Display of various ceramics
Behemoth industry of Aichi Steel
Behemoth industry of Aichi Steel		 Noborigama Square
Noborigama Square		 Maneki-neko on a concrete ledge
Maneki-neko on a concrete ledge		 Chita-Handa station
Chita-Handa station
Relaxing out in the waves
Relaxing out in the waves		 Brick kiln chimneys in Tokoname
Brick kiln chimneys in Tokoname		 Palm tree outside drab Utsumi Station
Palm tree outside drab Utsumi Station		 Strolling through the ume trees, Sōri-ike
Strolling through the ume trees, Sōri-ike
Old Mizkan headquarters
Old Mizkan headquarters		 Rural scenery in central Chita-hantō
Rural scenery in central Chita-hantō		 Small Buddhist altar below the Tokai Daibutsu
Small Buddhist altar below the Tokai Daibutsu		 Cats at the door
Cats at the door
Ceramics for sale, Tokoname
Ceramics for sale, Tokoname		 Distant Centrair airport on the horizon
Distant Centrair airport on the horizon		 Path along the canal with kura, Handa
Path along the canal with kura, Handa		 Jetskiing off Utsumi beach
Jetskiing off Utsumi beach
Young guys strolling the sand
Young guys strolling the sand		 Climbing kilns of Noborigama
Climbing kilns of Noborigama		 Handa Aka Renga
Handa Aka Renga		 Boats docked in a canal off Ōnomachi station
Boats docked in a canal off Ōnomachi station
The long concrete pier, Utsumi
The long concrete pier, Utsumi		 Old sign on the Sake Museum, Handa
Old sign on the Sake Museum, Handa		 Clay pipes and assorted pottery
Clay pipes and assorted pottery		 Relaxing on a warm early March day, Sōri-ike
Relaxing on a warm early March day, Sōri-ike
Wall of shōchū pots
Wall of shōchū pots		 Kōshō-in, Handa
Kōshō-in, Handa		 Beach parasols, Utsumi
Beach parasols, Utsumi		 Clacity Handa shopping and condo complex
Clacity Handa shopping and condo complex
Lone fisherman on the pier
Lone fisherman on the pier		 Meitetsu Panorama train at Utsumi station
Meitetsu Panorama train at Utsumi station		 Along the Tokoname pottery footpath
Along the Tokoname pottery footpath		 View over Tokoname's northern suburbs
View over Tokoname's northern suburbs
Bees among the forsythia, Sōri-ike
Bees among the forsythia, Sōri-ike		 Pottery storefront
Pottery storefront		 Molted cicada shell on a storehouse wall
Molted cicada shell on a storehouse wall		 Looking down the strand, Utsumi
Looking down the strand, Utsumi
Beach scene at Utsumi
Beach scene at Utsumi		 The pond at Sōri-ike
The pond at Sōri-ike		 Daibutsu at Shūraku-en, Tokai
Daibutsu at Shūraku-en, Tokai		 View over Ōnomachi-chō to Ise-wan
View over Ōnomachi-chō to Ise-wan
Old house and kura along the canal, Handa
Old house and kura along the canal, Handa		 Old Nakano House
Old Nakano House		 Looking for shells
Looking for shells		 Palm trees along the beachfront
Palm trees along the beachfront
Ceramic cat and his catch
Ceramic cat and his catch		 Handa Su-no-sato Vinegar Museum
Handa Su-no-sato Vinegar Museum		 Abandoned pail on Utsumi beach
Abandoned pail on Utsumi beach		 Early spring picnic at Sōri-ike
Early spring picnic at Sōri-ike
Peering over the parasols
Peering over the parasols		 Old street in central Handa
Old street in central Handa		 Mizkan headquarters and kura
Mizkan headquarters and kura		 Ceramic crafts for sale
Ceramic crafts for sale
Tattooed yakuza heading into the water
Tattooed yakuza heading into the water		 Rooftops and summer flowers
Rooftops and summer flowers		 Tiled roofs, Utsumi
Tiled roofs, Utsumi		 Bee on a blossom, Sōri-ike
Bee on a blossom, Sōri-ike
Stepping past the debris
Stepping past the debris		 Rows of ume trees, Sōri-ike
Rows of ume trees, Sōri-ike		 Dokan-zaka
Dokan-zaka		 Canalside storehouses in Handa
Canalside storehouses in Handa
Slope with earthen pipes
Slope with earthen pipes		 Young tattooed beach bums
Young tattooed beach bums		 Picnicking around the lake, Sōri-ike
Picnicking around the lake, Sōri-ike		 Beachside food stand in Utsumi
Beachside food stand in Utsumi
Utsumi's muddy water and beachfront
Utsumi's muddy water and beachfront		 Modern Ōno-jō in Shiroyama-kōen
Modern Ōno-jō in Shiroyama-kōen		 Early spring blossoms, Sōri-ike
Early spring blossoms, Sōri-ike		 Playing volleyball at the beach
Playing volleyball at the beach

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