In Shikoku, there’re more places than the 88 sacred temples where Kobo-Daishi have some relationship in its foundation. People in Shikoku also worship among those 20 temples as extra sacred temples. The sum of the number 88 and 20 is 108. which is said to be the number of human early desires, “bonnou”. So some …
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Yesterday, I was wondering if I should change my plan because the condition of my left knees has been getting worse and worse. In addition, I got a blister on my right heel probably because I’m walking in awkward position due to pain on my knee. In the end, I appreciated my old friend’s osettai …
It seems that the main business of the guest house Kaizan-so is restaurants, and as such, the dinner was quite good. On the table, I found this yellow “soy sauce” and wonder what it is… according to the landlord it is Yuzu-su (柚子酢) which suites great with grilled fish. I got a message from the …
No.23 Yakuo-ji is the last sacred temple in Awa-no-kuni (Tokushima prefecture) which is said to be the place of spiritual awakening (No.1 – No.23). The next temple in Tosa-no-kuni (Kochi prefecture) is located 75.4 Km away from here! Tosa-no-kuni is said to be the place of ascetic training (No.24 – No.39) I feel that the …
Usually people will not walk in such a long (sometimes more than 2 Km long) tunnel. However, Shikoku Henro Pilgrims have to do so several times. For such cases, some tunnels in Shikoku provide an electric signboard to notify drivers that pilgrims are walking inside the tunnel. I’ve been walking in the mountain for a …
Every morning, I saw TV program, and noticed that they pick up topics regarding settlers who moved from large cities to Tokushima quite often (almost every morning). I guess population is aging and decreasing, and it has become serious problems…Mobility service might be one of key attribute to solve some pain points around this problem, …