I saw a kingfisher in the river near Oninashi station. It was very beautiful and bright blue, but it ran away soon… too bad. The henro route from the station to Ichinomiya-ji was winding through a residential area, and even though there’re some landmarks, I got lost several times… The landmark don’t show the shortest …
From Shiromine-ji to Negoro-ji, I followed one of the few classic pilgrimage routes in Kagawa. There are old wells along the way and it is a nice pilgrimage route with a nice atmosphere. At the resting stop near Negoro-ji, there was a women-only henro hut and local children were offering sweets that they had saved …
The guardian deities of the Chinese zodiac are enshrined in each hall which is located along the approach to the main temple. And it seems that many visitors will pray at the hall where the guardian deity of their own zodiac sign is enshrined after visiting the main temple and Taishi-do. While I was relaxing …
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 …
The “last” Sanuki Kokubun-ji (out of 4 different Kokubun-ji in 4 different prefectures) welcomes pilgrims with a magnificent pine tree and the main gate. Once I went through the main gate, there was a mini 88 sacred temple tour, in which the main statues enshrined at each temple were lined up in a row, and …
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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