This blog will continue show the photos that I take as I live and vacation in Japan. I particularly love to walk and have a strong interest in Buddhism and Shinto so I will be showing the temples, shrines and other interesting things that I discover.
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- Henro Pilgramage distance
- My first drawing from the Henro Pilgrimage
- My Henro bag
- Settai
- Information Bubble
- Your Comments
- Recuperating
- Going home
- Tosa Shrine
- Building in Tosa Shrine
- Tosa Shrine
- Sunken road between gate and Tosa Shrine
- Gate at Tosa Shrine
- Temple 30
- Temple 30
- Temple 30
- Shrine next to temple 29
- Gomen Station
- Cherry blossoms at temple 29
- An altar at temple 29
- Gate at temple 29
- Temple 29 from the distance
- Flat land between 28 and 29
- Henro rest area between 28 and 29
- Temple 28
- Temple 28
- Gate at temple 28
- A European style castle on a hill
- The rain ended, leaving behind lovely low clouds
- Shinto shrine beside road
- Walked a long way on cycling/walking trail
- Drying fish
- The gray beaches were very scenic
- Walked beside beach for much of day
- Ian relaxing during lunch break
- Ian dressing for the rain that began about 13:00
- Leaving tunnel and back into the rain
- Shinto shrine in front of derelict building
- Walked along top of sea wall much of day
- Altar at 27
- Temple 27
- One of the flights of stairs between the gate and ...
- Another mountain
- Tomorrow's mountain
- This is the condition of many of the houses we hav...
- Orange trees
- Walked down street with many interesting buildings
- More buildings
- Temple 25
- Bell tower at 25
- The main altar at 25
- Road between 25 and 26
- The path up to 26
- At 26
- Temple 26
- View from 26
- Our room at temple 26
- Sunset out my window at the Whale Lodge
- Bell tower at 24
- Pagodas at 24
- The main altar at temple 24
- Interesting rock formation
- The farthest point
- A rocky beach
- A small port
- Walking beside the ocean for 20 km
- Coffee Shop 1 of 4
- Coffee Shop 2 of 4
- Coffee Shop 3 of 4
- Coffee Shop 4 of 4
- Walking in the rain
- Finished for the day
- No title
- Minami Ryokan - our home for the night
- Route 55
- Route 55
- A scenic spot
- A scenic spot
- Another scenic spot
- No temples today - 28 km on Route 55
- Temple 23
- Temple 23
- Pilgrims chanting the Heart Sutra at 23
- Temple 23
- Beside the ocean in the early morning
- First view of the ocean
- Bell at temple 22
- Temple 22
- Temple 22
- Starting off again
- At temple 18
- Between 19 and 20
- Temple 19
- Our room at temple 19
- Stopping for coffee
- Out of touch
- No title
- At the highest point on the trail
- Going up
- At first it was easy
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About Me
- Charles
- Nakagawa-machi, Chikush-gun, Fukuoka-ken, Japan
- I have lived in Japan since 1976 and now consider it to be my permanent home. I have a very varied background having studied engineering, Japanese and East Asian studies, and education at the university level. I spent ten years in the Army where my job involved Area Studies, mostly in East Asia. When I started to teach in Japan, it was at a post high school level and, after I completed a PhD in education, I moved to a university where I become a full professor. After retiring, I taught part-time but am now completely retired and spend my enjoying myself. I am reasonably fluent in Japanese and at present all of my friends are elderly Japanese.
1 comment:
"..To arrive where you are,
to get from where you are not,
You must go by a way wherein there is no ecstasy" T.S. Eliot
Inspiring and peaceful picture, the one of Ian looking throught the window.
Greetings,
Maggye
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