The mountains taunted me as I walked around Matsumoto today: the trailhead bus I wanted doesn’t run until mid-April.
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Now in Matsumoto in Japan’s “Alps”
Meijimura
Meijimura, huge building museum near Nagoya. Amazed to learn part of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel was saved.
Temple Plumbing 2016
The Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage connects 88 temples over 750 miles on Japan’s Shikoku Island. It’s a circuit: temples 1 and 88 are 17 miles apart. It’s a journey: I’ve watched pilgrims making quite perfunctory stops at temples. This speaks to me. I walk to walk, not just to visit a sight like a waterfall or…… Continue reading Temple Plumbing 2016
Splash of Color/Grey Day
Went for an urban hike on a grey, rainy day. I enjoyed the splash of color at the Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu.
Temple Plumbing 2016
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Hiked part of the Kumano Kodo, an ancient pilgrimage route. I appreciated the beauty of the small tea farms.
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In Shingu, I have a no-smoking, Leviticus-free room.
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Ferry, now train around the Kii Peninsula, heading for Shingu.
Temples 13 through 17
Hiked via temples 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 of the Shikoku 88 (temple) pilgrimage. This section is near Tokushima.