The business-inn is still really new after the relocation. The rooms, bathrooms, and toilets were clean. But what surprised me the most was the volume of the dinner. It was a nabe pot of pork and chicken, and I couldn’t believe the volume of the dish for one person. However, I ended up eating it …
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Yunotani Onsen is located rather close to Maegami-ji Temple. It has a nice old-fashioned hot spring inn atmosphere. When I arrived at the reception desk, they told me that the main building was getting old and the Japanese-style room I had reserved was under construction, so they had prepared a room separated from the main …
Interestingly there’s stone signpost showing the direction to Konpira shrine although it’s pretty far from here. It seems this road is not only for Shikoku Pilgrimage but also for the people visiting Konpira shrine. On the road from Enmei-ji to the hotel, I met a female walking pilgrim at the fist time. She said she …
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Looking at the map, I thought the descent from Unpen-ji would be quite tough, but it was much gentler than the tough climb on the way up. I was able to descend with much less stress on my knees, which was a big help. The occasional view of the Seto Inland Sea was also a …
I met aforementioned two student pilgrims (who I met at Aozora-ya) again at Daiko-ji, Kannon-ji, and Motoyama-ji. And when I put my luggage before visiting Iyadani-ji, they were just about to enter the hot spring at this hotel. It seems that it takes much longer to do pilgrimage by bicycle than I thought (their pace …
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The Ryokan is run by an elderly couple. They were very polite and the food was good, but their wife got sick at night and they had to take her to the hospital… She seemed fine when she came back, but I wondered if she would be okay. Hotel fee 6700 JPY Personal rating ★★★★☆ …