さて世間はすっかり参議院選挙まっ盛りでありますが、あんまり政治のことは触れたくはありません。しかしどうも最近、官僚機構による政治コントロールが目に余り、対して政治の側に「民の目線」が明確には感じ取れないようで、それへの反発心が多くの有権者に兆しているとは感じております。
　もちろん現状がいいと思っているわけではないのですが、少しでも良い方向に向かっていただきたいと祈念するのみであります。投票はすでに期日前投票で済ませておりました。
　ということで、喧噪を避けるように２泊３日の旅程で表題のようなコースで夫婦旅。写真はまるで夕陽のようですが（笑）、昨日早朝、オホーツク海から上る朝日を紋別のホテル室内から撮影したもの。元気よく漁船が出航して、しばらくしてから朝日を拝ませていただいた瞬間。
　今回の旅でははじめてじっくりと「稚内」市内を巡ってみて、北方・樺太との間での海上交通の要であった歴史を踏まえた日本北方史ということを学ばせていただきました。これまでは日本最北端の地、という印象だけで通りすがっただけでしたが、自分の中で非常に大きな気付きを得させていただいた。ブログでは６月中旬の山陰〜山陽の旅のシリーズもなかなか終わりませんが（笑）、さらに北方日本史シリーズも興味を掻き立てられてしまった次第。
　まぁそこが連載ブログの「ほどよさ」で、融通無碍にテーマは行ったり来たりしたいと思います。人生の深まりとともに、だんだんと放浪癖が強まってきております。結局は、比較的に住宅家屋が中心テーマでの「奥の細道」的な随想というのが、わたしの基本領域と定まってきているようです。
　日本人って、西行さんとか芭蕉さんとか、はたまた東海道中膝栗毛、そして富岳百景など「旅人」という漂泊のこころに強いこだわりを持っている民族かも知れませんね。・・・
　
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Midsummer 2025 Wakkanai – Monbetsu – Furano Trip]
I think Japanese people are vulnerable to a life of drifting away from a life of “carrying heavy burdens”. But I don’t like campervans… (laughs).

　The world is in the midst of the House of Councillors election, but I don’t want to talk too much about politics. However, I have been noticing that the bureaucracy seems to be controlling the political process, and that the politicians do not seem to have a clear “people’s perspective,” which I feel is a sign that many voters are rebelling against this.
　Of course, this is not to say that I think the current situation is good, but I do hope that the situation will improve as much as possible. I had already cast my ballot before the deadline.
　So, to avoid the hustle and bustle, we traveled as a couple on a 3-day/2-night itinerary with a course like the one in the title. The photo looks like a sunset, but it was taken early yesterday morning from our hotel room in Monbetsu as the sun was rising over the Sea of Okhotsk. This is the moment when we were allowed to see the sunrise a short while after the fishing boats cheerfully set sail.
　This trip was the first time for me to take the time to visit Wakkanai, and I learned a lot about the history of northern Japan based on its history as a key point of maritime transportation between the north and Karafuto. Until now, I had only passed through the city with the impression that it was the northernmost point of Japan, but I have gained a very significant realization for myself. I have not been able to finish the Sanin-Sanyo travel series in mid-June on my blog (laugh), and the Northern Japanese History series has also aroused my interest.
　Well, that’s the “moderation” of a series blog, and I would like to go back and forth between themes with flexibility. As my life has deepened, my wanderlust has gradually intensified. In the end, my basic area of interest seems to be “Oku no Hosomichi” style essays with a comparatively central theme of residential houses.
　Japanese people may be a people who have a strong attachment to the drifting spirit of “travelers” such as Saigyo and Basho, or the Tokaido Chuhi-Kurige and the Hyakkei of Mt. I am sure that they may have a strong attachment to the drifting spirit of “travelers”.
　
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Posted on 7月 18th, 2025 by 三木 奎吾
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