My wife and I (I'm American, she's Japanese) are opening a guesthouse in Matsuyama, Shikoku on the o-henro trail, 5 mins from Japan's oldest onsen, Dogo, in early March, 2012. We plan to offer "self-guided tours" to both give a taste (2-10 days) of O-henro and to advice/instruct how to walk the pilgrimage. The tours entail an introductory orientation/workshop on the pilgrimage and your specific route-including Japanese that is useful on the trail, full booking of accommodation, maps/literature of the route you'll be walking, optional luggage service from accommodation to accommodation and full support while on the trail. The orientation will take place at our guesthouse in Matsuyama, you will take public transport (train/bus) to the start of your requested route, then walk back to Matsuyama (2-10 days) on the pilgrimage route.
Our aims are: to help bring more foreigners to experience the pilgrimage, to offer something that is more digestible to most travelers to Japan who want to try the pilgrimage and to help people learn "how" to walk o-henro. Please check out our website for more information: senguesthouse-matsuyama.com
I do hope to see more foreign o-henro san and if you do decide to walk the pilgrimage please come by sen guesthouse on you way through Matsuyama, to either stay or to merely recount you stories over a beer or cup of coffee! Any other questions or comments please drop us a line at info@senguesthouse-matsuyama.com.
Matthew Iannarone
Our aims are: to help bring more foreigners to experience the pilgrimage, to offer something that is more digestible to most travelers to Japan who want to try the pilgrimage and to help people learn "how" to walk o-henro. Please check out our website for more information: senguesthouse-matsuyama.com
I do hope to see more foreign o-henro san and if you do decide to walk the pilgrimage please come by sen guesthouse on you way through Matsuyama, to either stay or to merely recount you stories over a beer or cup of coffee! Any other questions or comments please drop us a line at info@senguesthouse-matsuyama.com.
Matthew Iannarone