I've been to Oshima on holiday with my mom. She really likes the rural areas, I couldn't be bothered with them. I prefer big cities, where lots of life is. It's not too far from Shimoda, anyway, so she always liked taking me there because of the beaches, and she insists that the seafood tastes better there than the stuff in Shimoda, even though it's basically the same fish. Do you live on the north end of Mihara, or the south end? The south end has a really beautiful shrine for En no Ozunu.