Henro Day 22

#40 is at Ashizuri cape, so I stayed the night at a zenkon’yado about 6KM before it and left visiting the temple till tomorrow.

Some of the roads I walked

the Tosashimizu City shore

Kubotsu port (probably)

Tsuro Henro Hut. I took the pictures the following morning, which is why they are so bright (lol)

For 500 yen I got to stay in the hut with a firewood stove, use the washing machine, and use the outdoor bath.

On top of that, the guy providing the hut showed me the katana which had been passed down generations in his family.

Henro Day 21

I walked 14KM to Shimanto (the part which used to be Nakamura Village) and did some sightseeing with the free time. I also managed to get online, so I updated the blog.

The road just after leaving the inn and the Atokawa river running by the east side of Shimanto City.

Gion Shrine

Ichijou Shrine

A shop selling nori seaweed sponge cake caught my eye, so I tried some. It had a refined taste and was just slightly sweet. I thought it was tasty.

Guesthouse Tosa – nothing out of the ordinary

Apparently Nakamura was built based on Kyouto’s design in the 14th century, but I didn’t really get the impression it was very Kyouto-ish.

Henro Day 20

It rained on and off all day.

Water vapor was rising from the mountains.

 

Guesthouse Miyako in Kuroshio Town

The guesthouse offered an internet connection via wireless, but it seemed to be a dialup connection and wasn’t very usable. (though I managed to update the blog a little)

Henro Day 19

Today I had a choice of whether to take the road or a mountain path and chose the latter.

In addition there were 2 routes, of which I chose the “Soemimizu henro path”.

Paths!

The tea & biscuits I received as a ‘settai’ from an elderly lady in Nakatosa town, before the mountain path.

I was very grateful of the gift… but it did mean I had to carry a bag of rubbish with me for the next couple of hours ^^;;

The middle picture is after climbing to 300~400 meters high, looking back over Nakatosa Town.

Onto Route 56! (the road) After walking a little there was a henro rest hut, so I took a short break.

Shimanto Town (the part which used to be Kubotsukawa Town) – where the temple and my inn are.

Shimanto Town, 37th temple – Iwamotoji

My room in Guesthouse Awa

There wasn’t a shower in the bathroom, so I didn’t know quite what to do. I asked the landlady, still naked, through the door and apparently you take water from the tub to rinse with. That was a first for me since arriving in Japan.

Henro Day 18

MM-san took me to the road before #36 at 7am.
We visited the temple together and said our farewells. I started walking again while thinking about how I’d miss him.

There’s about 58KM till the next temple, so I went to an inn part way there.

Tosa City, 36th temple – Shouryuuji. The person beyond the main gate is MM-san.

After leaving Shouryuuji, a mountainous path ascends before me! The view from above.

After leaving the mountain path, I walked a long car road. The left photo is of a landslide – scary.

The roadside station in Susaki City, where I took a break.

Susaki City, Guesthouse Awa. I forgot to take a picture of the room ^^;;

The landlady was very cheerful and the food was delicious.