{"id":143095,"date":"2025-02-28T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/?p=143095"},"modified":"2025-02-24T18:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T09:15:13","slug":"seto-inland-sea-a-tapestry-of-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/en\/seto-inland-sea-a-tapestry-of-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Seto Inland Sea: A Tapestry of Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; back_image=&#8221;143091&#8243; back_image_auto=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;20&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_bottom_divider=&#8221;default&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; shape_bottom_h_use_pixel=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_bottom_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shape_bottom_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; shape_bottom_opacity=&#8221;30&#8243; shape_bottom_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;122837&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; shape_bottom_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-165032&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;4&#8243; parallax_centered=&#8221;yes&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;718693&#8243;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-557908&#8243; text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;164291&#8243; heading_custom_size=&#8221;38&#8243;]Automatic Heading Text[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;right&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-557908&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;119624&#8243;][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Categories|do_not_display_prefix,Date&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; separator=&#8221;bullet&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_block id=&#8221;141824&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;556363&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;143093&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;410862&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;133306&#8243;]From the observatory atop Mt. \u014cboshi (438m), visitors are treated to a sweeping vista of the southern Seto Inland Sea \u2013 a panorama of scattered islands that has earned worldwide acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>This seascape so captivated Philipp Franz von Siebold, the German naturalist who visited Japan in the Edo period, that he sang its praises. Despite its placid appearance, the sea is known for swift currents that historically made navigation treacherous.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, as the sky and clouds reflect on its surface, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene, it&#8217;s hard to imagine this tranquil, mystical landscape as anything but serene.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;701455&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;180614&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;793722&#8243;]Getting there: About 40 minutes by car from either Kuga IC or Kumage IC on the Sanyo Expressway. 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