Japan

Japan: First Impressions

By Ruth McDonald|2026-08-31T15:17:13-07:00April 12, 2019|Categories: 2019 Japan Shikoku 88|Tags: 2019, cycling, Japan, Japanese toilet, Kansai airport, Walking|

Gordon: We arrived at Kansai airport around midday yesterday. This is one of several airports that service Ōsaka, but it is notable for being located ... Read More

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Making our way to Shikoku to do the 88 Temple Pilgrimage

By Ruth McDonald|2026-08-31T15:13:46-07:00April 13, 2019|Categories: 2019 Japan Shikoku 88|Tags: 2019, cycling, Japan, pilgrimage, Shikoku, Tokushima, Walking|

Waiting for the train with my bike in its suitcase. Ruth: Our travel day from our guest house near Kansai airport to Shikoku was seamless ... Read More

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First day as Pilgrims: Temples 1-5

By Ruth McDonald|2026-09-02T16:57:08-07:00April 15, 2019|Categories: 2019 Japan Shikoku 88|

Gordon: We had beautiful weather for our first day on the Shikoku 88 Temple pilgrimage. We made our way to Temple 1 under our own ... Read More

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The Heart Sutra: Temples 6-11

By Ruth McDonald|2022-02-19T19:12:12-08:00April 16, 2019|Categories: 2019 Japan Shikoku 88|

Ruth: We diligently recite the Heart Sutra at every temple. Our guide book provides the Sutra in phonetic Japanese, but I think I stand a ... Read More

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“Where a Pilgrim Falls Down” : Temple 12

By Ruth McDonald|2022-02-19T19:12:24-08:00April 17, 2019|Categories: 2019 Japan Shikoku 88|

Gordon: An elevation profile of the Shikoku pilgrimage looks like the ECG of the last few moments of a person’s life: mostly flat, but with ... Read More

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Best Birthday Ever: Temples 13-16

By Ruth McDonald|2022-02-19T19:12:34-08:00April 18, 2019|Categories: 2019 Japan Shikoku 88|

Ruth: Today might just be my favourite birthday and it isn’t even noon yet. Not the manic, hyper-happy of some birthdays when I was young, ... Read More

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The things we should have left behind: Temples 17-18

By Ruth McDonald|2022-02-19T19:12:47-08:00April 19, 2019|Categories: 2019 Japan Shikoku 88|

Ruth: It’s strange to be on day five and be exactly where we started: in downtown Tokushima. The first 17 temples are in and around ... Read More

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Henros: Temples 19-21

By Ruth McDonald|2022-02-19T19:12:58-08:00April 20, 2019|Categories: 2019 Japan Shikoku 88|

Ruth: Each morning we put on our white jackets and become two of the many Henros (pilgrims) making their way to the temples. Most henros ... Read More

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