I am going on an adventure

Tag: Japan

  • A lot of back tracking lately

    Today was 2 mountains, or one and a hill. The 1st one was 200m, and the second was 500m. Started off going back to temple 25, where my current hotel is, and I dropped off my big bag and started walking. First up was Temple 26 – Kongōchōji. It was a nice small temple. The…

  • Planes trains and…

    Scratch that. Train and 3 buses to get to my next destination. The only way I could get to my next accommodation was public transit, or I’d be stuck in the middle of nowhere.  I got off at the wrong train station but found a bus heading my way, so it worked out. I did…

  • A cold windy day

    No rain but high winds. I wore my rain gear to just block the wind. I had to get to Temple 23 – Yakuōji. I had accommodations set there, and it was the only place I could find. I am getting into the busy season,  so now I’m going to be competing with car, bus,…

  • And another one

    I started the day getting dropped off where I finished the last mountain. I had another one ahead of me. It was cold and rainy, and I had 2 ways to choose. I could try climbing the mountain 4km up in the weather below or take a gondola up at the end of a relatively…

  • Another mountain

    Started off yesterday at Temple 19, and my host dropped me off at a family mart, kinda like a wawa, near the mountain. I started up the mountain, and at times, it was past 45 degrees angle. I took my time. This one was paved or had earth steps most or the way, which was…

  • Giving myself an easy day.

    I took the train to my first temple today. Temple 18- Onzanji and, looked at how long a bus would take to get me to the next one, and it was quicker walking. Train and buses went smoothly, so I made it to the temple in decent time even though it was uphill. A nice…

  • A little Kawaī

    Just random things I saw on people’s houses on my journey and duck’s swimming in a circle.

  • A Light day… kinda.

    So today, most of the temples were within a few km of each other. I stayed at a place right at Temple 13 – Dainichiji, I woke up ate and went across the street. That was the easiest part of the day. I found that using my walking stick to put in the picture allows…

  • 2 whole mountains. 

    Ok, maybe one and a half. I started off my day with a wonderful breakfast and got prepared.  I gave my host’s son a Gritty sticker, and in return, he gave me some candy with an encouraging note. My host then took me to Tempe 11 – Fujiidera. It was a nice small temple just…

  • Hubris

    It was complete hubris thinking with my health that I could do something like this alone. I got to my Pilgrim house after the 10th temple and started looking for accommodations.  I spoke with my wonderful host, and he let me know that I would be walking over 2 whole mountains. Just to get to…