I called for someone at the door, but no one came out. After calling for a while, an old man finally came out and told me that here is a dining room, and that the room can be found in other building. Then a kind-looking landlady guided me to the room and showed me where …
From now on, I’ll walk along the ocean all the way. Rugged coastline was now decreased, and I now saw many beaches instead. I also saw a lot of tetrapod around this area. Henro route runs in parallel with the Tosa Kuroshio Railway from Nahari and the route 55. The size of the Pacific Ocean …
It is a straightforward 4 km steep climb to No.27 Kounomine-ji. This is the 4th Henro Korogashi (遍路ころがし) which is called “Mattate (真っ縦)”. I was still worried about my knee condition, so I stopped by the local product marketplace at the foot of the mountain where they offered to keep pilgrim’s luggage for free. A …
Crossing the Nahari River into Tano Town, I find myself in a series of picturesque streets like the one I saw in Kiragawa town yesterday. Considering the condition of my knee and the blister on my feet, I left a little early today and decided to walk slowly. Time Place 07:30 Departure (D): The Hotel …
The road to Nahari town continues with the magnificent view of Pacific Ocean. The white spray from the waves comes one after another on the big black rocks. The road is about 34km to Nahari town, with some light ups and downs along the way, but my legs are doing okay. I’m hoping it’s going …
I expected to eat lunch at the restaurant in the road station Kira Messe Muroto (the seafood must be very good), however, it was unfortunately still under construction (it will be open 2 – 3 days later…too bad). So I took lunch box which the landlady of guest house Shiina has kindly made for me …
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