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After walking the Kumano Kodo we paid a brief visit to Shikoku island and even walked a couple of days of the 88 temple route. One thing I realised is that for Japanese people, the significant part of their pilgrimage was the visit to the temples...
How was the Kumano Kodo and which route did you take, please ?
I was in Koyasan for a few days last week with my daughter, who has just completed a semester as an exchange student at Tokyo Waseda University. We loved Koyasan and I found myself...
Very interesting to hear your views. I was born and lived in Japan for 32 years...shorter than you, Burton.
In my youth, my idea of Shikoku 88 was for elderlies with religious convictions. We have hiked around the mountains of Shikoku and often...
Thank you for your post. I walked the complete 88 temple circuit in February and March 2018 starting from Tokushima. I chose to walk in winter after hearing my wife's description of the heat and humidity of a summer walk the previous year. Winter...
I have lived in Japan for 35 years but had never considered the Shikoku circuit until I started approaching retirement. A few weeks back, I finally took a one-week plunge (by domestic air to Kansai Airport, then to Kobe, and a bus from there)...
I would take a light sleepingbag or a fleececarpet, and a liner as well. If you have booked hotels or hostels you do not need them, but in albergues yes!
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