A grey heron was spotted along the Ashiyagawa road on December 8, looking striking in the backlight.

Kobe Shimbun reported a massive outbreak of mullet near the mouth of the Miyagawa River, so we went to take a look. But at the riverbed… huh?

While walking along National Route 43, I found a tiny plaza called “Nangu Hiroba” near 1 Nangu-cho, Ashiya. But is it really a plaza? It’s not exactly spacious… and then I heard a strange “kyuru-kyuru” sound.