No.24 Hostsumisaki-ji is located on a mountain climbing up from cape Muroto. There’re quite many tourists around cape Muroto, but here there’re almost no one. Although the precincts of No.24 Hotsumisaki-ji is compact, there’re the main temple, the Taishi-do, a bell-tower, a sumo-wrestling ring and a two-storey pagoda, a small hall praying to cure eye …
The east side of route 55 towards cape Muroto is facing the Pacific Ocean, so I could see beautiful sunrise while walking. No.25 Shinsho-ji is located on a small mountain in Muroto area. The bell-tower is laurelled in vermillion and looks quite Chinese style. Once I entered from the main gate, I’m bit concerned about …
There’re some uphill to No.26 Kongocho-ji, so I’m bit nervous. However, it seems my knee is pretty OK now with the plaster and the good rest yesterday. There’re Otoko-zaka & Onna-zaka as same as No.23 Yakuo-ji for the avoidance of bad luck, however, I didn’t see any small coins here. Maybe there’re very few people …
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 …
The main gate of No.28 Dainichi-ji is simple without Nio-statues. I found some small straw sandals are enshrined together with some small coins. There were no on around here, and I could visit in a very quiet and solemn atmosphere. The main temple has a beautiful symmetrical roof and it is said that it was …
The Henro route now leave the coast side and I’m now walking through the countryside. That is also good. Compared to Tokushima, I feel that Kochi has fewer resting places for pilgrims to sit down casually. When the Henro route goes into the town, I often lost the route because sometimes the route goes into …