Kochi

Pirate Ship of Tosa?

Mysterious fishing boats floating on a foggy sea

Takako Sakamoto Dec 16, 2014 - 1 min read

Sea fog like steam rising from hot water

The island on the left is not 'treasure island', but Futana Island

A fishing boat fades in and out of view in a sea of cloud

I lost visibility whenever the sea fog enveloped me

I was impressed that the fishing boat kept moving in a zero-visibility sea fog

I visited Furusato (Hometown) Beach of Nakatosa Town in Kochi Prefecture on 11th December 2011 to take photos of the sunrise over a foggy sea.

Even in Tosa, which is in the southern part of Japan, an early morning in mid December around sunrise was freezing cold! The difference of sub-zero air temperature and the warmer sea water creates the sea fog I came to see. The sunrise painted the fog in red and gold, and the fishing boats looked like mysterious pirate ships as they glided through the fog. I felt like I was watching a scene from a Hollywood movie, maybe 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.

Magical Sea of Tosa
1. Sunrise Over the Foggy Ocean
2. Pirate Ship of Tosa?

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...