One nights stay a short hike in a cool mountain town. Stayed at Hanaya Tokubei Ryokan, Dorogawa Onsen
One nights stay a short hike in a cool mountain town. Stayed at Hanaya Tokubei Ryokan, Dorogawa Onsen
The third grand shrine officially giving me my Dual Pilgrim status
(after leaving our livery island paradise onsen)
The largest commercial tuna market in Japan
The second of the 3 great shrines (Shinto) Nachi Taisha and the buddist temple Seiganto-ji temple and Nachi Waterfall. 276 steps through big, beautiful cedar trees to get to… more steps, 😂
2nd consecutive day that was a bit more hiking centric, tomorrow, more temples and tourist type stuff.
2 nights in Yunomine Onsen
Rejoin the Nakahechi route, visited the Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine then a hike back to the Onsen.
A nice days walking!
Got my Dual Pilgrims certificate but still need someЧитать далее
…. Today, a solid hiking day in the mountains on the start of the Nakahechi pilgrimage route!!
Start with a 6:30am Sorta recital ceremony at the shrine where we spent the night. Then touring the Mt Koya Shrines and temples and the Cemetery with its huge Cedar trees. Then by road to Ryujin OnsenЧитать далее