November 12: Miyoshi to Kanonji Temple 66: Unpenji Temple 67: Daikōji Ryokan Kotohikiso
Walking The Henro: Day 11
Walking The Henro: Day 10
November 11,2017. Mishima to Miyoshi City Temple 65: Sankakuji Ryokan Awanoshō
Walking The Henro: Day 9
November 8, 2017. Iyo-Komatsu to Niihama. Return by train to Saijō City for the night. Temple 62: Hōjuji Temple 63: Kichijōji Temple 64: Maegamiji
Walking The Henro: Day 8
Nyūgawa to Iyo-Komatsu Station. Train to Saijō City for the night. Temple 60: Yokomineji Temple 61: Kōonji Izakaya Kochan, Saijō City
Walking The Henro: Day 7
November 6, 2017. Imabari to Nyūgawa. Temple 56: Taisanji Temple 57: Eifukuji Temple 58: Senyūji Temple 59: Kokubunji Samurai Lacquerware Kaikan
Walking The Henro: Day 6
November 5, 2017: Hōjō to Imabari City Temple 54: Enmeiji Temple 55: Nankōbō
Walking The Henro: Day 5
November 4, 2017. Matsuyama to Hōjō. Temple 52: Taisanji Temple 53: Enmyōji
Walking The Henro: Day 4
November 2, 2017. From Kuma-kōgen to Matsuyama via six temples and a bowling pin. Temple 46: Jōroruji Temple 47: Yakakaji Temple 48: Sairinji Temple 49: Jōdoji Temple 50: Hantaji Temple 51: Ishiteji
Walking The Henro: Day 2
October 31, 2017. To Kuma-kōjen and Temple 44: Daihōji.
Miyajima: Island of the Gods
The gods may be in hiding this week. It’s a brief train and ferry ride from downtown Hiroshima to the small island of Itsukushima, more popularly known as Miyajima or, perhaps, Miyashima. And popular it is. The ten-minute ferry ride is jam-packed with tourists, Westerners like us but primarily Japanese nationals. As we pour off... Continue Reading →