Here in Japan, most of us take our holidays all at the same time, which can lead to some pretty heavy crowding in popular spots.

In order to avoid such mayhem, my family decided to take a one night trip to Takeshima (island) in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture.
We encountered a little standstill traffic on the way there, and a bit on the way back, but it could have been (and was for many others) a lot worse. The visit itself was really nice; a great big hotel with an ocean view and a great onsen, great food and plenty of it. The Island itself was quite amazing (there are at least four shrines on an island you can walk all the way around in under thirty minutes) with crystal clear water surrounding a protected wildlife area. I took a bunch of photos and added a few here.

I highly reccomend it!