From Yokonami ferry port, it was a pleasant nice walk while seeing beautiful Uranouchi bay. While I thought there were several unattended ponkan mandarin marketplace here and there, I suddenly found this tree saying that it’s for osettai. Unfortunately, there’re no orange available :). In Kochi, some of the temples are located quite far in …
The Henro trail to the Nanako pass was basically gentle climb up to the middle. However, there was a series of pretty tough climbs at the end of the trail, so I was really exhausted. But the view from Nanako pass is really nice, and all the fatigues has gone 🙂 Due to the last …
Continue reading “Day 14: Walk to the road station Aguri Kubokawa”
Ukitsu beach that can be seen from route 56 is quite beautiful, but due to this weather, it looks dreary. I stopped by the road station, BIOS Ogata. It was interesting to see what they offered, but it was too early for lunch hence I didn’t buy anything. I followed the route 56 to Shimanto …
I first met him on the way back from No.36 Seiryuu-ji. We stayed at the same hotel Kobushi-no-sato yesterday, and even today at Lodge Camellia. Moreover, he has a similar plan as he is going to stay here two nights in a row and is planning to come back tomorrow after visiting No.38 Kongofuku-ji. What …
Continue reading “Day 15: Talk with the pilgrim I met a few times along the way”
I could see really beautiful sunrise at the Shimonokae coast, but unfortunately, the sun rose from the clouds this morning again. Hmm, I wanted to see the morning sunshine over the horizon. On the way to No.38 Kongofuku-ji, I thought it was interesting that the pilgrims are supposed to walk on the sandy beach at …
Continue reading “Day 16: Walk to Cape Ashizuri & No.38 Kongofuku-ji”
I took a look at the lighthouse at the Cape Ashizuri and the place called “Tengu-no-Hana”. The sea was really blue and beautiful. There is a tunnel of camellia along the promenade around here, but unfortunately most of the flowers have fallen off. According to the landlord of Lodge Camellia, it looked like a red …