Day 49: Return to Ryōzen-ji
I’d like to say I slept soundly last night in preparation for the final push but…
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Day 48: Ōkubo-ji
Dark clouds hung from the sky as I set out to conquer the final temple this…
Day 47: The Final Countdown
With anticipation of the end building, I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night and…
Day 46: Takamatsu
After a sound nights sleep at Goshikidai hut I woke with the sunrise to a much-improved…
Day 45: Goshikidai Hut
Today the weather didn’t seem to be able to make its mind up about whether it…
Day 43: Temple Run
I visited seven temples today (71-77), more than any other day so far. Whilst not all…
Day 42: Heatwave
I woke with the sunrise in the curtainless tsuyado at Unpen-ji (雲辺寺 – 66) this morning…
Day 41: Edge of the Clouds
I’m writing this by torchlight tonight from the tsuyado at Unpen-ji (雲辺寺 – 66), the highest…
Day 40: High Times
Today was a 40km straight shot from Saijō City to Shikoku-chuo City along the concave top…
Day 39: Far Over The Misty Mountains
I woke extra early at 5.30am today, in order to make a head start on the…
Day 38: Kyōmyōji
Unlike Kochi Prefecture, the temples in Ehime are far closer together and today we visited four…
Day 37: Windswept Imabari
We woke this morning to the smell of freshly baked bread which Shin-San, at Hōjōsuigun Youth…