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Category Archives: Japan

Nakahechi – Day 3 – Hongu Taisha to Hayatama Taisha by traditional boat then onto Kii Katsuura

June 10, 2017by followingthearrows 1 Comment

Nakahechi route Day 3 – Hongu Taisha to Hayatama Taisha by traditional boat, then onto Kii Katsuura, 18km Accommodation: Minshuku Kosakoya in Kii Katsuura, ¥7500 including breakfast I woke up to […]

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Nakahechi – Day 2 – Chikatsuyu to Hongu Taisha

June 9, 2017by followingthearrows 13 Comments

Nakahechi route Day 2 – Chikatsuyu to Hongu Taisha, 26km Accommodation: Minshuku Omuraya in Kawayu Onsen, ¥9600 incl dinner and breakfast Today’s stage felt like three very distinct parts: The first […]

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Nakahechi – Day 1 – Takijiri to Chikatsuyu

June 8, 2017by followingthearrows 26 Comments

Nakahechi route Day 1 – Takijiri Oji to Chikatsuyu, 13km Accommodation: Minshuku Nakano, ¥9000 including dinner, breakfast and a packed lunch I flew from London to Tokyo and took a few […]

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What is the Kumano Kodo?

June 7, 2017by followingthearrows 18 Comments

熊野古道 The Kumano Kodo is a network of ancient pilgrimage trails linking the former capitals of Kyoto and Nara to three sacred sites in the mountainous, rugged and exceptionally scenic […]

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Kumano Kodo

Expenses – How much did it actually cost?

December 7, 2014by followingthearrows 10 Comments

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Video Gallery – Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage

November 8, 2014by followingthearrows 9 Comments

A photographic tour of the entire walk: 2 of the many snake encounters I had whilst walking the trail:   Return to Video Gallery for all blog videos   ⇒ Planning for […]

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Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage, Video Gallery

List of the 88 Temples and 20 Bangai (English and Japanese)

November 3, 2014by followingthearrows Leave a comment

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Gear List – Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage

November 2, 2014by followingthearrows 7 Comments

I walked the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage from October to November 2013. The first 3 weeks were unseasonable -hot, humid and wet with 3 typhoons. November was cool. This list […]

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Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage – Elevation Profiles

October 29, 2014by followingthearrows Leave a comment

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Day 45, Koyasan, 31km (The End) – Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage

September 22, 2014by followingthearrows 5 Comments

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