Mainly a travel day

An early start this morning, on the way to the picturesque castle town of Matsuyama, we’ll stop at Matsuyama Castle just for a photo stop.

Visited the Ishiteiji Temple, one of the 88 pilgrim temples. Followers of the Buddhist monk, Kükai strive to visit each of the 88 temples - and get their book stamped or special garment stamped before they die. The book or garment is then cremated with them and gains them entrance to heaven..

Drove a couple of hours to catch the ferry for the hour and a bit crossing from Shikoku Island to Kyushu Island. Then another hour to reach the hotel at Beppu - a town renowned for its hot springs. We were going to have the hotel buffet but decided 3850¥ (@$40pp) was a bit much so had a la carte at the other restaurant. Unfortunately we made poor choices but that is just part of the experience of travelling to other cultures.Read more