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title: The beach and harbor at Asanamihara
url: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/notes/beach-and-harbor-at-asanamihara/
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journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/shimanami/
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# The beach and harbor at Asanamihara

A little of each town’s story　/　Matsuyama, Ehime

A seaside village in the Asanami area of former Hojo City, at the northern tip of Matsuyama. Asanami village merged into Hojo town in 1955, and Hojo City became part of Matsuyama in 2005. Fishing boats moor in front of the houses, and a path along the seawall leads to a small sandy beach sheltered by tetrapods.

## This moment in the journey: A beach a minute from the inn

I slid open the frosted-glass door and stepped out. Morning in Asanamihara, Ehime. Fishing boats floated in the harbor in front of the houses, and following the path along the seawall, I reached the beach a minute's walk from the inn.

A white skiff had been pulled up on the sand, and the calm waves of the Seto Inland Sea came and went around the tetrapods. I sat on the stone steps, opened the bamboo sheath, and bit into the sandwich. The sea breeze and the sound of the waves made the most comfortable background music. It felt almost like a private beach.

![The beach, the seawall and a small hill beyond the harbor](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/shimanami/s40-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%8C%97%E6%9D%A1-132122

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/shimanami/