I walked a lot yesterday and walked more than 10 Km today, so I’m tired already, but I have to climb up a bit to reach No.18 Onzan-ji after seeing this main gate… phew It’s still early in the morning, and there’re no pilgrims around. I now noticed that I prefer to pay a visit …
After leaving Onzan-ji, the Henro route goes through bamboo forest which is not well-maintained. I remembered that I saw a TV program yesterday highlighting one young person who moved from the city and is trying to revitalize this small town by making some art from these unused bamboo. Yes, it may be typical story and …
The henro trail up to No.20 Kakurin-ji is just uphill all the way and it’s also pretty steep. Although the map said it should not be too long, it’s indeed tough. I’m feeling accumulated fatigues when I arrive at this Mizunomi-Taishi, which is still half way to No.20 Kakurin-ji, oh… All the sudden, this beautiful …
From NO.2o Kakurin-ji to No.21 Tairyu-ji, first I go down from the mountain, then climb up again to another mountain where Tairyu-ji is located. During this downhill, I felt something is wrong with my knees. After finishing going down from No.20 Kakurin-ji in the mountain trail, the Henro route is now easy slope in good …
Iwaya-michi starts from really steep uphill (more than 30 degrees, I felt), and probably because of that, I found a sign post saying that you should recite “南無大師遍照金剛” while climbing up, so that Kobo-Daishi will help you. Then after a while, I found yet another signboard saying… Iwaya-michi is old unpaved mountain road, you need …
Usually people will not walk in such a long (sometimes more than 2 Km long) tunnel. However, Shikoku Henro Pilgrims have to do so several times. For such cases, some tunnels in Shikoku provide an electric signboard to notify drivers that pilgrims are walking inside the tunnel. I’ve been walking in the mountain for a …