The departure was before 6:00 a.m. because I couldn’t afford to miss the ferry from Umetate to Yokonami. Once I got out of Tosa city, I was quickly in the complete darkness. But it was wonderful, star-filled sky. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a night sky like this. The morning glow was …
According to the map, the “Soemimizu henro route”, the “Osaka henro route” or the “National road 56” can be reached from Tosa-Kure to Nanako pass. Also, it is said somewhere that the “Osaka henro route” has been under construction for about a year since March last year and is closed. However, there was no sign …
Today it will be a long distance walk and it’s actually first time for me to just walk without visiting any temple during the day. The next temple No.38 Kongofuku-ji is still way far from here. And very unfortunately the weather is not good…oh… Time Place 06:00 Departure (D): Tosa-Saga onsen Kobushi-no-sato 06:00 No temple …
I left the lodge at 6:00 a.m., probably earlier than the pilgrim I met and talked yesterday. Today, I’m going to visit No.38 Kongofuku-ji in Cape Ashizuri, and then come back to this lodge again. Time Place 06:00 Departure (D): Lodge Camellia 06:00 Walk towards Cape Ashizuri & No.38 Kongofuku-ji 11:00 Arrival (A): No.38 Kongofuku-ji …
I left early in the morning around 6:00 a.m., as I have to walk another 40 Km today. Lodge Camellia’s landlord couple saw me off, and it was really comfortable stay. The plan was to take the route via Shinnenan (真念庵), but I decided to go through the route during which there’s a farmer’s guest …
I requested breakfast at 6:50 a.m. When I arrived at the time, there were already a few people here and there. It seemed that not just overnight guests, but also guests from outside came in one after another. Today, I’ll finally go into the 3rd prefecture, Ehime (Iyo) by crossing the Matsuo pass. Time Place …