At breakfast, I asked him again how he was moving so nimbly, and he told me that he was a runner. He was actually very fast runner who had participated one of the greatest mountain race in France, where he rans up and down mountains. I believe I met him several times during my pilgrimage. …
For this couple of days, I was wondering how to finish my pilgrimage after visiting the last sacred temple Ookubo-ji. I was thinking about following 3 ways. Take public transportation to Tokushima airport to go back Tokyo directly Continue to walk to No.1 Ryozan-ji, located about 40 Km away from No.88 Okubo-ji for Orei-mairi (thanking …
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I think it’s interesting or rather strange that the inner shrine is appeared before the main temple even though I’m following the “official” pilgrimage route. For example, today, I reached Jizo-ji (the inner shrine of No.86 Shido-ji) before Shido-ji, and now I reached Gyokusen-ji (the inner shrine of No.87 Nagao-ji) before Nagao-ji 🙂 The temple …
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From Yakuri-ji to Shido-ji, it was another tough descent. At the entrance to the old pilgrimage route, there was a sign saying to be careful because the route is steep and slippery. At the roadside station, Genpei-no-sato Mure, there were some delicious looking rice cakes, but I had to give up because the expiration date …
Before arriving at Shido-ji, I found the inner shrine of Shido-ji and paid my respects. I was curious about the meaning of “Uonomido (魚霊堂)” written in front of the gate, so I looked it up. There is a legend that during the reign of Emperor Keiko in Japanese mythology, a son of Nihon Takeru-no-Mikoto was …
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As I approached the Yakuri-ji, I found the cable car stop… Yes, of course, another climb is waiting for me 🙂 I took the path beside the cable car station, As expected, it was a very steep climb. On the way, I saw a sign that said the old pilgrimage route had been restored however …