Sunset Journeys
I feel sad that I haven’t had time to write as much as I would liked to this year. My job keeps me quite busy everyday, and when I’m not working, I am trying to explore Ehime (and Japan) as much as possible. Thanks to the help of my gracious students, I recently had the opportunity to see two beautiful sunsets. The first was near Imabari City, home of the spectacular Shimanami Kaido Bridge, which connects Shikoku with Japan’s main island (Honshu). The second was from Futami Beach in Ehime, a popular place for tourists and locals, mainly because of the stunning sunset that can be seen from the beach. I suppose it’s fitting that I post two pictures of sunsets, as in exactly one month, I will be returning to America. I’ll soon be reflecting more about my time in Japan, and chronicling more “Stories from the Inaka” as I look back on my three amazing years in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Sunset over Shimanami Kaido Bridge.
Sunset over Futami Beach in Futami, Ehime.
Sheila Burt 
wonderful photographs and heartfelt reflections. congratulations.
These pictures are beautiful, I love you how you made the analogy between the sunsets and your time in Japan coming to an end.
Hi Shiela..
I’m now on training for a 3year-contract job in Japan, and I’m scheduled to fly out Feb ’14. I hope to have fruitful years over there like you do 🙂 and I will be hoping to witness those spectacular sunsets, too. Lots of ’em.