Hotokegaura is located on the ‘hacthet’ part of the island in the Shimokita Peninsula. They are rock formations that have been carved by the wind and nature. They are said to resemble Buddahs. We’ve only seen them from a birds-eye view and this is one place I want to go back to and walk around before we leave Japan. The first we seen them was on a 12-hour day trip around the whole hatchet part [Read more…]