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  • Back to basics. Walking.

    This was a long day. I woke up and got my taxi to Temple 46 – Jōruriji. Founded in 708. It was restored in 812. There is a tree that is over 1000 years old (I don’t know if I took a picture of it). This was a nice suburban temple. Being a weekend, there…

  • Much needed rest

    I slept, ate, and did laundry today. It was nice not to try to rush it and either miss eating or lose sleep to get laundry done. The hotel I am in, I extended for 2 more days, since it was $39 a night, for good accommodations.  Tomorrow morning, back to the walk. I will…

  • Late update.

    I will update more later, when I have wifi.

  • Certificate received

    I received my Yunyu Kakunin-sho, the certificate to take more than one month’s worth of medication into Japan. It is a difficult to understand process, and supposedly, you can do it all online, but for the life of me, I can not change the address portion into American. It has been stuck in Japan address…

  • Traveling while sick

    I am getting closer to my trip, but I have one more hurdle to get over. I have gastroparesis.  Which means I can not digest food like I once could. So I can not eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and meats. I need food to be broken down as much as possible. I need to…

  • I am going on an adventure.

    Hopefully March of 2024, I will be on the Island of Shikoku Japan, on the 88 Temple Pilgrimage. This will be the record of my trip. Thank you for following.