While walking, I find this orange offered as Osettai – people offer food/drink etc for walking pilgrims as genuine hospitality, I accept one with gratitude, since I’m indeed hungry. It is chilled and tasty, and I feel energized. After a while, a car running opposite late suddenly stopped. Then a driver inside opened the door, …
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 …
My old friend thought that I wouldn’t be able to move from Saba-Daishi Yashiro-ji, so he seems to be surprised when he heard from me that I’m already walking towards cape Muroto. We promised to meet at Kaifu station, where the Henro route will meet again with route 55. Before I arrive at the station, …
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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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 …
On the way back from Seiryu-ji temple, I passed three walking pilgrims. I was a little surprised that there were quite a few walking pilgrims who I had never passed before. But then, I also thought that it could be natural because majority of the pilgrims are walking in the same direction with almost same …
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