{"id":84872,"date":"2021-09-22T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=84872"},"modified":"2021-09-15T12:08:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T03:08:52","slug":"cycle-kibiji-monster-slaying-route-momotaro-okayama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/cycle-kibiji-monster-slaying-route-momotaro-okayama\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycle Momotaro’s Monster-Slaying Route in Okayama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Once upon a time, the Okayama<\/a><\/strong> (\u5ca1\u5c71) plain was an inland sea called Kibi no Anaumi, which was surrounded by the powerful province of Kibi. It was a time of belligerent princes, carnivorous cormorants, eye-piercing arrows, shape-shifting ogres\u2026 or was it? At the heart of the action is Kibiji<\/a><\/strong> (\u5409\u5099\u8def), the area between northwestern Okayama and Soja (\u7dcf\u793e), where you can relive the legend of Momotaro and Ura through many sacred, historical, and archaeological sites. Most enticingly, a dedicated bicycle path<\/strong> (\u81ea\u8ee2\u8eca\u9053, jitenshado<\/em>) leads the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n