2007 Voyage Photos > Amami-Kumamoto (28)
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Kaimana and Ka'iu Kimura, leaving Itoman
Photo by Ray Richards
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Hokule'a Crew on Amami Island
On the way to Kumamoto from Okinawa, Hokule'a and Kamahele stopped at Amami Island to wait out a storm. Welcome party at Master Miura’s Karate Dojo. Master Miura is in the left end of the front row. From the website of Mr. Tsuboyama, the master traditional canoe builder of Amami:
http://scofits.mo-blog.jp/ayhavela/2007/05/post_c9ff.html
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Chad in Amami
Hokule'a Captain Chad Baybayan talks with master canoe builder Tsuboyama-san at the canoe building yard. From the website of Mr. Tsuboyama, the master traditional canoe builder of Amami:
http://scofits.mo-blog.jp/ayhavela/2007/05/post_b41e.html
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Crew member Takuji Araki in Amami
From the website of Mr. Tsuboyama, the master traditional canoe builder of Amami:
http://scofits.mo-blog.jp/ayhavela/2007/04/post_72d1.html .
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Amami departure
After the storm passed, heading east, Hokule'a left Naze harbor, accompanied by two kayaks built by Tsuboyama-san. Courtesy of Tomohiro Aoki.
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Seabirds over Shimabara Bay
Seabirds over Shimabara Bay: Uto Peninsula extends out from Kumamoto prefecture into Shimabara Bay, the largest bay in Kyūshū. The bay is used for aquaculture, with nori, or seaweed, being a major product.
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Hokule'a arriving in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture
From Weblog at http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/omichinseikatu/diary/200705040000/
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Hokule'a arriving in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture
From Weblog at http://kita-taka.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2007/05/post_3e2f.html
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Crew greeted at Uto by Japanese hula dancers
From the weblog at http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/omichinseikatu/diary/200705040001/
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Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto's most famous landmark is its castle, located at the center of Kumamoto City.
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