Have you ever seen a place that’s so beautiful it doesn’t seem real? That’s how I felt staring out the car window as Mark and I made our way down the coast to the Kasasa region of Minamisatsuma.
The road took us to a hook-shaped peninsula, known as Nomahanto, that extends 10 km (6.2 mi) into the East China Sea. Designated a prefectural park, the peninsula and its uniquely jagged coastline, characterized by sharp cliffs and dozens of reefs and islets, is a setting straight out of a Famous Five novel.