I Explored Japan's Island of Ogre Tiles, Incense & Fishing Villages

⭐ Visit https://inner-japan.com/awajiisland to plan your trip to Awaji Island, find places to stay, learn about local activities, and meet the people behind them.

This time, I’m taking you to Awaji Island, a place deeply rooted in Japanese mythology. According to legend, it was the first island created by the gods. Historically, Awaji was also known for supplying food to the Imperial Court, and today it continues to have an impressive level of food self-sufficiency. During my visit, I saw a fish auction in action at a local fish port, tried making traditional incense, and even created my own ogre tile face, traditionally used to ward off evil spirits.

The trip was organized in collaboration with Kristina (https://www.instagram.com/sugalenin/?...) from Inner Japan, who helped us connect with the wonderful people featured in this video.

📖 Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:23 Where is Awaji?
00:58 The Island that Feeds Itself
01:50 Yura Fishing Port
02:39 Fish Auction
03:39 Narugashima
04:53 An Island With an Old Memory
05:17 Izanagi Shrine
06:05 Making Incense
08:22 Local Food in a Kominka
10:28 Tea Picking
11:47 Roof Tiles
12:28 Onigawara "Ogre" Tiles
15:00 Make Your Own Oni Tile
16:04 An Island of Connection
16:12 Ei-to School
17:50 Bar Hopping
20:22 Opening my Onigawara