A colleague from Hokkaido saw off with the words
"Souvenirs are" Danbe Manju (Danbe sweet bun)"or" Gamo Candy "
A trip to Okushiri Island.
In "Foster Daddy、Tora! (男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌)", Tora-san, who lost his friend, goes to Okushiri Island to visit the grave.
After passing the airport by rental car, will reach the west coast of Okushiri Island.
It's a spot where the waves are calm and you can see the blue of Okushiri.
The 1993 earthquake that struck Okushiri Island caused great damage from fires and tsunamis, killing 202 people and missing 28 people. The height of Tsunami was 31.7 m.
There is "Mottate Rock" on such a west bank. The origin of the name is that the widow who came to pick up "seaweed(Iwanori)" resembled a part of the body of her deceased husband, so she named it.
The information board explains that it was called "Mottate Rock" by omitting the above one letter of the part of mens body.