Hakkakuso Means Octagon




David Green welcomes bike riders and other visitors to his unique octagonal pension, just up from the long stretch of eminently surfable beach at Heisaura. The local architect figured only an octagonal building - if made of wood and three stories high - would be able to stand up to the pressure of the winter westerlies.

Click here for a Metropolis travel guide to Hakkakuso

Or try this one also in Metropolis (scroll down the page)

I have posted very useful maps hand-drawn by David at the photo album for this trip - the full-size magnification is sufficient to view all the relevant details. The pictures are at www.naruhodo1.com/minami_boso . You can also scroll down to an earlier posting on this blog.

Scroll to the last 2 images to view David's maps

David can be reached at dgreen@gol.com and there are number of reviews in Metropolis, Tokyo With Children, NY TImes and other publications easily found at Google by typing keywords "Hakkakuso David Green"

Sumie has also posted her photos from the trip at http:photos.yahoo.co.jp/sumiekawakami

Click here to see Sumie's photos - select the Chiba Trip folder