There are several temples along the way that are related to Kobo-Daishi, such as Tsue-Daishi and Kama-Daishi. Kama-Daishi is the legendary Daishi-do, where Kobo-Daishi carved a statue of himself with a sickle and left it for the villagers to pray for the cure of their illnesses. The stone sign posts for pilgrimage in this area …
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The area where the car accident occurred, Kikuma-town, has a thriving ceramic industry and a large number of Japanese tile makers. It is quite interesting to see how they knead the clay. At the “Osettai reception area” run by the tile maker, they provide small frogs made of tiles called “Buji Kaeru” as Osettai. Frogs …
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On the pilgrimage route to Iyo Komatsu, there was a temple dedicated to Yakushi-Nyorai, called Seda-san Sendan-ji Temple. Elderly men wearing a white pilgrim’s vest and holding a cane like Kongo-zue walked into the temple, so I thought this temple might have some relationship with Kobo-Daishi. When I approached to them, I noticed different words …
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One of my favorite things to do when visiting temples in Kagawa Prefecture was to eat Sanuki udon. This is because when I was a little, I used to eat delicious Sanuki udon in neighboring Okayama. The people of Kagawa like udon so much that they call themselves Udon Prefecture, and there are many good …
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On the way to Kokubun-ji, there was a udon restaurant called Gamou that was recommended by some of my friends. However, unfortunately it was still too early. So I gave up and moved on. After a while, I found a sign for Yamashita Udon, which seemed to be open, so I decided to stop by. …
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The first part of the way to Shiromine-ji was not so bad, but the last half of the way was quite a hard climb and also long distance, so it was tough. Along the route, I passed by the Self-Defense Force training grounds, and sometimes jeeps of the Self-Defense Force passed me. The mountain road …