Date: 25 Apr, 2019
Time: 5:00pm
Weather: 21C partly sunny
Distance: 12.52km / oneway
Course type: pedestrian path
Elevation: 179m, some ups & downs
Traffic Light: around 8
Start Point: Shodoshima Olive Garden
Access: 30 mins by bus from Tonosho Pier
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- one of the most beautiful and most visited island in Seto Inland Sea, which is famous for olive tree farm.
- Tonosho Pier is the main pier connecting the island with Takamatsu and Okayama, from there you can run along route 436. In my case, I took a bus to Olive Garden and ran back.
- The view of olive trees along the route and the Seto Inland Sea are so refreshing.
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This is where I started to run, Shodoshima Olive Garden, it's so pretty!
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Olive trees along the road, and great seaview of Seto Inland Sea.
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Turn right into Route 436 at the Triangle Building.
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Running pass an olive tree farm, I am amazed to see so many olive trees on Shodoshima!
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Continue to run along route 436, it's a cycling path but I don't recall any bike passing.
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Passing by a store selling olive tree babies.
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Arriving at a small town called Ikeda, really love the weather of that day.
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Beautiful view of Ikeda Port, it's so calm and so blue.
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Found a cute frog smiling to me at Ikeda Port.
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After leaving Ikeda Port, continue on route 436, it's downhill for this section so it was great.
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Passing by big Yakult ads sign, very eye catching!
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Saw some local runners at the other side of the road, it's olive tree at the back!
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Run uphill to an observatory rock, and saw this great view of Angel's Road.
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Continue to run up to a shrine at the hill top, it was the toughest part of the run.
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But you definitely will not regret to run up to this shrine, I love this view!
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Coming back down to Tonosho town, the sunset sky was so dreamy!
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Passing by the Road of Getting Lost, it was quite challenging to find the right path at the same time while running, I tried my best not to get lost!
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The sky was getting darker and I ran faster to go back to the pier.
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Finally I arrived and the Olive Line ferry was waiting for me! The lighted-up Olive Ring is like a crown for me, to finish this 12.5km run! Thank you Shodoshima!
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