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Same as yesterday, I could find very few pilgrimage sign posts in Sukumo city, so it was hard to follow henro route. Today, I once again lost the route to Matsuo pass… 🙁 The road to Matsuo pass had a steep uphill slope at first, but it was flat for a while. I thought the route would be uphill all the way to the pass, but it was not the case.
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Finally, I reached the entrance to Matsuo pass. Seeing that sticks are offered, I expected the steep uphill from here. However, lucky enough, it wasn’t that hard.
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There is a monument at the top of the pass that reads, “West side from this sign post is governed by Uwajima-domain of Iyo”. Yes, I finally finished to walk through Kochi prefecture, and entered Ehime, the 3rd prefecture!
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The henro route on the Ehime side is clearly well maintained than the one in the Kochi side, which was a bit surprising. Also, the number of pilgrim sign posts on the route suddenly increased, making it much easier to follow the route.
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I also noticed that there’re more toilets available than in Kochi. I remembered that the landlord of Lodge Camellia told the need for toilets on the Kochi pilgrimage route.
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The last two kilometers or so to No.40 Kanjizai-ji was a walk on the river bank. I felt like I was going to catch a cold after being exposed to so much cold wind here, so I thought I should eat something and drink my medicine before going to Kanjizai-ji.
I searched and found that Uwajima is famous for its Tai-meshi (sea bream rice) so decided to have it for lunch. Indeed it was really good, and I could drink my medicine and change my clothes. Now I’m ready to go.
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