26th November, 2014, and I set off before sunrise on day 24 of my walk along the Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage.
I stayed the night near Shin Yamaguchi Station, formerly known as Ogori. My route is SW towards the next temple near Ube.
Instead of taking the main road I take the old Sanyo-do, the imperial highway from ancient times that ran from Yamato down to Shimonoseki along the southern coast of Honshu. This roughly corresponds to todays National Highway 2
Looking back to the built-up area around Ogori.
The old road retains some of its historical charm with plenty of examples of older-style architecture...
There are numerous roadside Buddhist altars...
As is usual for me, I stop in at most of the shrines that I pass. I will cover some of them in the next post...
The only Autumn Colour I encountered was at one shrine....
At times, my route parallels the Shinkansen Line.
It is most pleasant to be away from all the traffic and commercial establishments on the newer Route 2 not far away.
From one shrine that is on higher ground, I catch a glimpse of the Inland Sea...
Economically, the Sanyo region is doing really well compared to my region, the San-in, but there are still some empty and decaying houses, though a tiny number compared to my area.
A heron proved not so skittish...
After passing Hon Yura Station I pass a newly rebuilt Buddhist "chapel", Mikage-do, part of Bodaiji Temple.
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An evocative post - I felt like I was right there, taking the walk.
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