Shikoku Pilgrimage 四国遍路
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The life-changing walking over 1400km on the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Before my husband, Erik, and I started hiking together, I had done a few solo long-distance hikes in Japan. The first one, the Shikoku Pilgrimage, was why I got hooked on hiking, especially on old/historic trails. The sixty-day walk literally changed my life. — Not only did I start walking on other historic trails, … -
Day 20.2 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage: T21 Tairyuji 太龍寺 & the Oldest Trail
It is too bad that the Kamo-michi かも道 route is so underrated among walking pilgrims despite its historical value, beautiful and various scenery, and several sites with interesting stories along the 4.5 km trail. The oldest Shikoku Pilgrimage trail on record The Kamo-michi is called “the oldest pilgrimage trail in… -
Day 20.1 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage: T20 Kakurinji 鶴林寺
Day 20 of our Shikoku pilgrimage walk was special in some ways. As all of the administrative things regarding Erik’s visa extension and our moving were finally taken care of, there will not be anything that may try to keep us from just walking forward. From here, no more complicated traveling back and forth; we shou…