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Sunday, September 6, 2020

Kiyomizu Temple number 2 on the Kinki Fudo Myo-o Pilgrimage

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Kiyomizu Located a little to the west of Shitennoji Temple in an ancient part of Osaka with many interesting shrines and temples, it is the...
Friday, September 4, 2020

Shirahige Shrine Asagiri

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Shirahige Jinja By lunchtime of the 40th day along the Kyushu Pilgrimage the mist had all disappeared and it was yet another glorious, late ...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Kawai Springs Chiburijima

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Chiburijima is the smallest of the four inhabited islands that make up the Oki Islands of the coast of Shimane. With only 600 residents ...
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Monday, August 31, 2020

Along the Kumagawa Valley

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After visiting Shinguuzenji Temple I headed east up the valley towards  the next  pilgrimage temple. The mist and fog was still th...
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Saturday, August 29, 2020

Kumano Hongu Heritage Center

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Hongu is kind of the central site of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes and shrines. I arrived there late on the second day of my walk al...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Shinguuzenji the Southernmost Obaku Temple in Japan

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On the fortieth day of my walk around Kyushu I woke at first light and brushed the thick coating of frost off my bag and quickly headed ...
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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Okunoin Daishi-do on Shodoshima

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After visiting Kannon-ji, temple 3 of the Shodoshima Pilgrimage located in Sakate Town I headed up the mountainside towards the Okunoin...
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Friday, August 21, 2020

Hisatsu Line

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After leaving Kosenji Temple I face a dilemma in choosing my route. The next temple is almost directly north of where I am, but that i...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Hokai-in Temple number 5 on the Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage

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On th third day of my walk along the Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage I headed north from downtown Okayama City andf soon arrived at themple nu...
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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Diverse statuary at Kosenji Temple

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Kosenji Temple in Ebino, Miyazaki has a wide range of statues on display inside and out. Flanking the large Fudo MyoO statue were a pair...
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