Seto Travel Guide

 Maputosimon Says:  As I said, the small things are a treasure.I was pleased to see how the people arranged their plants and flowers here. Ideas that I myself would never think of!Some planted in a log, others in an old gear oil drum - the mixes of colour and texture were an artist's dream. 

 Maputosimon Says:  Well, we didn't stay there, & I didn't see anything like a hotel - it's definitely a day-trip town, like Cheddar in England, so here's another photo. Erm...pointy ears and a curious nature!This cat seemed really photogenic, I'd love to do a big enlargement of this photo and... 

 Maputosimon Says:  The Japanese have an interesting way of going to the best restaurants...this happened to me twice.In the morning, you visit the restaurant and give the owner a gift, normally high-class cake or sweets (of which the Japanese are masters).You return in the afternoon or... 

 Maputosimon Says:  Absolutely no idea, but hey! More photos!This is another one of those 'It just caught my eye' photos.I spent almost a minute composing it, but I think it was worth it - I think it shows another part of the Japanese flavour. 

 peterpotter Says:  Take the subway fron Sakae in Nagoya, to Seto. It takes about 40 mins and costs Yen 470. Get off at ShinSeto if you want to see the main part of the city, or go two more stops, to Seto Owari, where the line ends, and you can go to the Ceramics centre, for information, and... 

 Maputosimon Says:  The Japanese, polite as they are, will accept almost anything as you are a tourist, but the difference in their reaction when you try to speak Japanese, show that you are trying to follow the correct etiquette, etc, is amazing.It's well worth the effort,and may be good for... 

 Maputosimon Says:  This is as near as it gets to a tourist place for this town - the temple, very old, with a giant reclining Buddha opposite, which was made in China!I like this photo, as you can look into the temple, through it out of the rear windows, or at the reflection in the windows. 

 Maputosimon Says:  I took a backpack, as I take everywhere, and a smaller handbag which was good for day-trips, and big enough to carry my Aikido suits, tape for my feet, and food and drink for training sessions, plus one smaller bag NOT a camera bag, for security reasons, for short trips,... 

 Maputosimon Says:  One little shop on the main street - it's a candle maker's - Japanese candles are very strange, the flame burns in a kind of globe with an empty space in the middle...erm, anyway, here is the guy who makes the candles!I'm sure his Father, Great Grandfather & dog all made... 

 peterpotter Says:  I went to Seto because it is a pottery town. Like many towns there was a lot of traffic and few pleasant features. However go to the Ceramic centre and information building and you can get directions about visiting a pottery and make some pottery. Exit the Seto Owari station...