A Walk Around Shodoshima Day 6, To the Great Kannon Part II Sat Feb 6th After a delicious tiffin amongst generally woman mortal society it was fourth dimension to press on. As pleasurable equally tiffin was, it had taken close ii hours out of a really brusque winter's day, together with if I was going to larn where I needed to earlier nighttime I had to option upwards the pace. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 kilometer or thence upwards the serenity narrow lane together with I arrived at the small-scale hamlet of Takinomiya where I enjoyed a drinkable spell exploring the local Yasaka Shrine. Nearby was
Takinomiya-an, a small-scale hermitage together with pose out 71 of the pilgrimage. The bell tower was moved hither from the Yasaka Shrine when the authorities separated the Buddhas together with Kami inward early on
Meiji.
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| Approaching Kasagataki, Shodoshima |
I get got the good signed footpath that heads upwards towards the summit of the ridge. I get got been climbing gently since mid-morning together with thence the concluding stretch to the ridge is quite quick. The ridge is really narrow together with every right away together with thence I exceed a statue. As the trail starts to larn steep I come upwards upon a curious circular room of concrete together with inward a higher identify it a statue of Fudo Myo. Down below, the valley I walked downwardly on
day 4 stretches away into the distance. The trail right away starts downwardly the contrary side of the ridge. It is really rocky together with the trail is non at all clear but it's fairly obvious where I'm heading. Soon I attain a broad path together with a bell tower together with thence lines of statues. I've reached
Kasagataki, the
okunoin of temple 72,
Ryukoji, which is located lower downwardly at the base of operations of the mountain. Way upwards at the base of operations of the cliff is a grouping of edifice ready against the rock, acre diverse caves/ halls, together with on summit of the cliff itself a tall, pagoda made of stone. Between me together with the edifice is a huge, steep gradient of bare naked rock. Not perfectly smooth, but amongst no steps carved into it, a handrail goes role means up. However, a yellowish rope is strung across the base of operations which would seem to imply that entry is forbidden. I piece of cake outset to brand my means up. Where the handrail ends at that topographic point is a small-scale cave off to the correct which I drib dead into together with explore.
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| The chief halls of Kasagataki, Shodoshima |
The entrance is flanked past times
stone lanterns together with statues together with within a small-scale altar. From hither at that topographic point is a chain to help amongst the climb upwards to the chief halls. I actually desire to brand the climb but figure the doors are in all probability locked thence instead I caput dorsum down. Following the path along I come upwards to some other department leading downwardly that is only exposed, jagged rock. There is a handrail but hither likewise a yellowish rope suggesting entry is non allowed, but equally I get got come upwards over the mount rather than upwards the mount from the temple below, at that topographic point is no other way. From the gate a long together with broad flying of stone steps leads downwardly to the road. Coming from below it must hold upwards i hell of a climb upwards to Kasagataki. I follow the province lane downwardly into the hamlet where I discovery Ryukoji, a substantial temple together with i of solely a handful on this pilgrimage amongst
Nio guardians. I walk along the hillside through the hamlet together with caput due north due east towards the
Daikannon. First I halt inward at pilgrimage temple pose out 73,
Guze-do.
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| Entrance to the Great Kannon |
From hither the bright, white, slender figure of the giant Kannon statue becomes visible ascension from the hillside ahead. I get got what seems to hold upwards the most straight route towards her, but come upwards to a flow amongst deep concrete banks together with thence must caput dorsum towards the chief route earlier finding the entrance. The base of operations of the statue, which is to a greater extent than than fifty meters high, contains a temple together with subsequently paying my entrance fee, drib dead inward together with explore. An bring upwards ascends upwards within the statue to the viewing platform. The small-scale windows looking out are the jewels inward Kannon's necklace. The views to the front end hold off downwardly on the valleys together with mountains I previously walked, together with the sentiment from behind is the coast of
Shodoshima together with views towards
Okayama together with other islands. The Sun is about setting together with at that topographic point is a jitney halt only inward front end of the Daikannon entrance, thence its a expert betoken to halt for the 24-hour interval together with grab the jitney dorsum downwardly to Tonosho.
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