Tokushima Walk

Todays walk was a gentle route through quiet suburbs of Tokushima visiting the first three temples of the Shikoku 88. The temples were beautiful and mostly quiet. We bought our Stamp Book. The stampsRead more
Todays walk was a gentle route through quiet suburbs of Tokushima visiting the first three temples of the Shikoku 88. The temples were beautiful and mostly quiet. We bought our Stamp Book. The stampsRead more
Im ersten Training wurden wir sehr herzlich von den Japanern empfangen. Dazu war sogar das Japanische Fernseherteam vor Ort und hat eine Reportage über unsere letzten Vorbereitungen gezeigt. DafürRead more
Stayed at the Anraku-ji lodgings. The room was spartan and the meals served were vegetarian.
There was a prayer session with a temple monk after dinner. We prepared 3 items:
Filled a name slip,Read more
That's what the bill board said, how appropriate. The downtown train brings me to the first temple on the other side of the wide flat industrialized valley. I ride with Agnes, a French lady who hasRead more
A straight shot down from T4 but construction might have altered the path. I ended up entering an associated temple (Jizoji Temple Gohyaku Rakan) and was confused until I checked my henroRead more
Since I arrived early, I did the first (and second) temples to get used to the routine.
At Ryozen-ji there is a store selling Pilgrimage supplies, like the stamp book (nokyocho), "business card"Read more
First temple with the Pilgrimage Path going outside the residential area, through a forest area.
Heading there, a rest station was set up by an American (New Yorker) who now spent most the time inRead more
Headed over to the second temple since it was close by. This way I could take my time doing the remaining 5 temples the following day and not be worried about getting to the next accommodation onRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Itano-gun, いたのぐん
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