Tag: overcoming adversity
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Catching up
I missed Temples 44 and 45 this weekend due to not having a reliable way home. So I woke up and caught the bus up into the mountains. Temple 44 – Daihōji was not too bad of a walk to get to. Once I got out of town, I was surrounded by old growth forest,…
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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…
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Travel day.
Made it to Matsuyama. Had some ramen, matcha tirimasu, and walked around the city until my check-in. Can’t get to the next temples until Monday… well, I can, but with a reduced schedule, it might mean I would get trapped in the middle of nowhere. It’s easier for me to wait till Monday for those…
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An early day
Started off this day, waking up early and walking to the bus stop. This bus was over an hour long ride. The 2nd bus I got on was the wrong one, but still made it to my destination. Temple 41 – Ryūkōji Initially, this was a place for the rice God as part of the Inari…
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An early day
Started off this day, waking up early and walking to the bus stop. This bus was over an hour long ride. The 2nd bus I got on was the wrong one, but still made it to my destination. Temple 41 – Ryūkōji Initially, this was a place for the rice God as part of the Inari…
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An early day
Started off this day, waking up early and walking to the bus stop. This bus was over an hour long ride. The 2nd bus I got on was the wrong one, but still made it to my destination. Temple 41 – Ryūkōji Initially, this was a place for the rice God as part of the Inari…
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An easy day.
Woke up and jumped on a long and winding bus back the way I came, but this time, I did not get to stop at the overlook. Temple 39 – Enkōji, was founded in 724, with a carved statue. This site has an eye washing well to help with eye sickness and is believed to…
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Moving forward.
I left Kochi city during a rain storm and walked my way to the train station. I am getting very good at navigating the public transit system here. Google Maps help, except when you are riding on the train or bus, then it just keeps updating new routes. Temple 37 – Iwamotoji – was tucked…
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Back to Kochi.
Started off the morning and took a taxi to the top of Temple 35 – Kiyotakiji. Was able to walk down fine, but after several near falls on other mountains, my leg injury from last year started to hurt, and the knee I hurt by the car hitting me and horse kicking me (2 separate…
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Time crunch
So I started from my hotel yesterday with ordering a cab. I had 4 temples to reach and only a certain amount of time to get to my next stay. It was a mixed bunk room. So I grabbed a cab, which was a great idea with how high this one was. The cab took…
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