A Walk Around Kyushu
Day 57, Saga to Takeo Onsen
Sat Feb 15th 2014
Back inwards Saga to get down the side yesteryear side leg of my pilgrimage walk around Kyushu I am happy to detect it warmer as well as sunnier than the Sanin Coast where I live.
As I caput westward out of Saga I follow the rails trouble rather than the primary road. To the due north I come across the mountains alongside a dusting of snowfall on the higher elevations. I shortly piece of job out the urban inwardness behind as well as am amid the paddies as well as fields.
Many get got the stubble of final years rice crop but at that topographic point is too enough of fresh, greenish wintertime wheat. I exceed the temporary station of Saga Balloon, alone operating, I guess, when i of the Hot Air Balloon festivals is taking place.
I caput towards a shrine marked on my map but when I larn at that topographic point detect a crowd of people exterior alongside banners as well as megaphone. Some kind of local election going on. By right away I hit the primary road, a busy strip of asphalt lined alongside commercial properties.
There are a lot of automobile dealerships, i sporting a Statue of Liberty. Lots of national chain electronics stores. More than a few pachinko parlors.
One named "Zero" alongside the slogan "it's as well as then cool to bask life frankly." Frankly, I get got no persuasion what that means.
There are national chain menage unit of measurement restaurants, karaoke bars, a smattering of love hotels, as well as of course of didactics the ubiquitous konbini. I avoid convenience stores if I get got a choice, but increasingly the pick is non there. 100 yen fresh java as well as populace toilets are what they excel at providing. I terminate inwards at shrines along the road. Many of them get got the local mode of torii.
Made of stone, the pillars are much wider than inwards the normal mode as well as they taper quite dramatically. The cross slice is too much thinner than usual. The overall consequence seems to hold upward to exercise the illusion of them beingness taller than they are.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 grinning comes as well as my eyes widen equally I spot an quondam Morris Minor rusting inwards a slice of waste matter land. Don't come across many of those here, though you lot exercise come across lots of the quondam Minis. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 pocket-sized detour off the primary route takes me to the kickoff pilgrimage temple of the day, Koya-ji.
Koya-ji is quite a big temple, on a hillside, but afterward entering the primary gate I am confront to dace alongside a structure site. The buildings are scattered around the border as well as then I explore. There is a dainty 2 story pagoda as well as a fine statue of Fudo Myo, as well as many Mizuko Jizo.
The tine statues left for dead children as well as foetuses. Many of them are dressed inwards hats as well as scarves as well as coats. Back at the primary route a automobile stops as well as I get got a conversation alongside the driver, he speaking English linguistic communication as well as I Japanese.
He is offering me a lift, though I am going inwards the reverse administration to him. I explicate that I am on a pilgrimage as well as I similar walking, but it doesn't appear to brand whatever feel to him. Once he finds out where I'm from he wants to speak well-nigh Led Zeppelin. All the fourth dimension he seems unaware that this is but a 2 lane route as well as traffic is having to wearisome downwards to exceed him.
As I larn into Takeo Onsen the Sun is going downwards as well as then I but get got fourth dimension to view the side yesteryear side temple, publish 102, Komyo-ji. It is unremarkable, though at that topographic point is a pocket-sized Inari shrine side yesteryear side to it.
The cheapest room I could detect was at the ryokan inwards the grounds of the big populace onsen inwards the town, as well as to larn to it I get got to walk yesteryear many of the higher-priced onsen ryokan as well as resort-style hotels.
The populace onsen is quite distinctive behind an Edo Period gate that has right away larn the symbol for the town. The ryokan is huge as well as really busy. I am staying sudomari, without meals, as well as then patch most of the residents are eating I get got the chance to bask the outdoor bathroom patch it is almost empty.
Jake Davies
A Walk Around Kyushu Day 56
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Day 57, Saga to Takeo Onsen
Sat Feb 15th 2014
Back inwards Saga to get down the side yesteryear side leg of my pilgrimage walk around Kyushu I am happy to detect it warmer as well as sunnier than the Sanin Coast where I live.
As I caput westward out of Saga I follow the rails trouble rather than the primary road. To the due north I come across the mountains alongside a dusting of snowfall on the higher elevations. I shortly piece of job out the urban inwardness behind as well as am amid the paddies as well as fields.
Many get got the stubble of final years rice crop but at that topographic point is too enough of fresh, greenish wintertime wheat. I exceed the temporary station of Saga Balloon, alone operating, I guess, when i of the Hot Air Balloon festivals is taking place.
I caput towards a shrine marked on my map but when I larn at that topographic point detect a crowd of people exterior alongside banners as well as megaphone. Some kind of local election going on. By right away I hit the primary road, a busy strip of asphalt lined alongside commercial properties.
There are a lot of automobile dealerships, i sporting a Statue of Liberty. Lots of national chain electronics stores. More than a few pachinko parlors.
One named "Zero" alongside the slogan "it's as well as then cool to bask life frankly." Frankly, I get got no persuasion what that means.
There are national chain menage unit of measurement restaurants, karaoke bars, a smattering of love hotels, as well as of course of didactics the ubiquitous konbini. I avoid convenience stores if I get got a choice, but increasingly the pick is non there. 100 yen fresh java as well as populace toilets are what they excel at providing. I terminate inwards at shrines along the road. Many of them get got the local mode of torii.
Made of stone, the pillars are much wider than inwards the normal mode as well as they taper quite dramatically. The cross slice is too much thinner than usual. The overall consequence seems to hold upward to exercise the illusion of them beingness taller than they are.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 grinning comes as well as my eyes widen equally I spot an quondam Morris Minor rusting inwards a slice of waste matter land. Don't come across many of those here, though you lot exercise come across lots of the quondam Minis. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 pocket-sized detour off the primary route takes me to the kickoff pilgrimage temple of the day, Koya-ji.
Koya-ji is quite a big temple, on a hillside, but afterward entering the primary gate I am confront to dace alongside a structure site. The buildings are scattered around the border as well as then I explore. There is a dainty 2 story pagoda as well as a fine statue of Fudo Myo, as well as many Mizuko Jizo.
The tine statues left for dead children as well as foetuses. Many of them are dressed inwards hats as well as scarves as well as coats. Back at the primary route a automobile stops as well as I get got a conversation alongside the driver, he speaking English linguistic communication as well as I Japanese.
He is offering me a lift, though I am going inwards the reverse administration to him. I explicate that I am on a pilgrimage as well as I similar walking, but it doesn't appear to brand whatever feel to him. Once he finds out where I'm from he wants to speak well-nigh Led Zeppelin. All the fourth dimension he seems unaware that this is but a 2 lane route as well as traffic is having to wearisome downwards to exceed him.
As I larn into Takeo Onsen the Sun is going downwards as well as then I but get got fourth dimension to view the side yesteryear side temple, publish 102, Komyo-ji. It is unremarkable, though at that topographic point is a pocket-sized Inari shrine side yesteryear side to it.
The cheapest room I could detect was at the ryokan inwards the grounds of the big populace onsen inwards the town, as well as to larn to it I get got to walk yesteryear many of the higher-priced onsen ryokan as well as resort-style hotels.
The populace onsen is quite distinctive behind an Edo Period gate that has right away larn the symbol for the town. The ryokan is huge as well as really busy. I am staying sudomari, without meals, as well as then patch most of the residents are eating I get got the chance to bask the outdoor bathroom patch it is almost empty.
Jake Davies
A Walk Around Kyushu Day 56
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