Steps: 28.469 (26,8km)
Temples: 52 + 53
Beautiful sunny day today, where we walked north out of Matsuyama towards temples 52.
On our way onwards towards temple 53, we had just started looking around for places to eat, when a man waved us over. Turns out the local … Read more
Steps: 34,579 (32,6km)
Temples: 80 + 81 + 82
Alarm was set for 5am this morning- we had a train to catch at 6.10. Despite the ungodly hour, we still woke up a few minutes before the alarm – it appears our inner clocks are starting to get attuned to the rhythm of the sun.
Steps: 31.239 (27,2km)
Temples: 3 + 2 + 1
Today’s walk took us over the last prefectural border crossing of the pilgrimage. Osaka pass crosses from Kagawa and back into Tokushima, and is one of the most pleasant mountain trails we have walked – wide, well kept and with a slow and steady elevation throughout.
It didn’t hurt … Read more
Steps: 32.270 (22,2km) (+7,5)
Temples: 84 + 85 + 86 + 87
Temple fatigue is a real thing y’all and at some point I think every pilgrim starts to feel like the temples all kind of blend together and start to look alike.
But then there are days like today when you get to temples that really stand … Read more
Steps: 15.058 / 35.758 (12,3km/30ish km?)
Temples: 83
“Train magic “ is a term Jonas has come up with for those times when we use public transportation to fix logistics around sleeping and/or luggage storage.
When the trail follows the train tracks, it’s sometimes nice to book a few nights in a row near a station, and then use the … Read more
Steps: 32.487 (24,9km) (+10km)
Temples: 68 + 69 + 70 + 71 + 72 + 73 + 74
Woof today was a long one. In fact it was so long it feels like several separate days have happened since we left our ryokan at 6.30 this morning.
First, there was the day where we decided to climb up on a … Read more
Steps: 31.051 (28,6km)
Temples: 62 + 63 + 64
Preparing ourselves for a whole day of walking in the rain, we set out the door with the words “The more annoying you find it, the more you have to smile”.
The more we do this, the more I realize how important your mindset is – especially when it rains. A … Read more
Steps: 25.273 (21,5km)
Temples: 56 + 57 + 58 + 59
It’s been a while since we have seen this many temples in one day. Starting out at Imabari station, temples 56-59 lay equidistant over a 15 kilometer stretch.
58 is a little higher up than the others and was a joy to visit (I always like the … Read more
Steps: 30.508 (23,4km)
Temples: 46
Today we got up at the ass crack of dawn to descend the mountain and get to rest hut Sakamotoya before the rain set in.
It … almost worked. We still got some rain on the way there, but thanks to Jonas’ ingenious (and slightly inappropriate) new use of the walking stick, our shoes only … Read more
