Kagawa - Kagawa Prefecture (香川県) – entering nirvana (涅槃)

Kotohira-gū Shrine

During my final weekend in Shikoku, one of the places I visited was Kotohira-gū…

Day 48: Ōkubo-ji

Dark clouds hung from the sky as I set out to conquer the final…

Day 47: The Final Countdown

With anticipation of the end building, I didn’t get a lot of sleep last…

Day 46: Takamatsu

After a sound nights sleep at Goshikidai hut I woke with the sunrise to…

Day 45: Goshikidai Hut

Today the weather didn’t seem to be able to make its mind up about…

Day 44: Marugame

The decision to have a rest day in Marugame (丸亀市) turned out to be…

Day 43: Temple Run

I visited seven temples today (71-77), more than any other day so far. Whilst…

Day 42: Heatwave

I woke with the sunrise in the curtainless tsuyado at Unpen-ji (雲辺寺 – 66)…