🧭 Zen Travel — A Deeper Journey Through Shikoku

Takamatsu → Yashima → Marugame → Zenigata Sunae →

Kawanoe Castle Ruins → Suiba Highlands → Sameura Lake →

Setogawa Gorge → Suishō-buchi → Shikoku Karst

■ Takamatsu

A coastal city shaped by calm water and measured pace.

Gardens, ferry routes, and daily routines

create a sense of balance between land and sea.

■ Yashima

A plateau overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.

History, battlefield memory, and wide horizons

coexist in quiet openness.

■ Marugame

Defined by its compact castle and circular form.

Strength expressed through simplicity.

■ Zenigata Sunae

A massive sand drawing shaped like an old coin.

Best viewed from above —

a reminder that perspective changes meaning.

■ Kawanoe Castle Ruins

Stone foundations and memory rather than structure.

Absence speaks clearly here.

■ Suiba Highlands

Rolling fields and distant views.

Wind moves freely,

and thought follows.

■ Sameura Lake

A reservoir often called the “Miracle Lake.”

Water levels reveal hidden landscapes,

teaching impermanence directly.

■ Setogawa Gorge & Suishō-buchi

Clear streams, polished stone, and deep shade.

Silence broken only by moving water.

■ Shikoku Karst

Vast limestone plateau above the clouds.

Sky, grass, and wind dominate.

A place where scale resets the mind.

This route is not about speed.

It is about gradual elevation —

physically and inwardly.

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📅 World Observances — January 27

January 27 is observed internationally as

International Holocaust Remembrance Day (United Nations).

A day dedicated to memory, dignity, and responsibility —

remembering where silence once allowed harm,

and why awareness matters.

A solemn contrast

to the quiet, living patience of today’s bonsai.

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⚽ Countdown — FIFA World Cup 2026

The opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026

will be held on June 11, 2026.

📆 From today — January 27, 2026 —

there are 135 days remaining.

Enough time

for seasons to turn,

buds to mature,

and small, daily care to matter.

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