A Walk Around Shodoshima Part II Day 4 Sun Dec 27th After coming downwardly from the
cave temples the adjacent ii stops on the pilgrimage, 35
Hayashi-an together with 39
Matsukaze-an were simple, rudimentary structures, both surrounded past times large cemeteries. I had a chip of problem finding the adjacent temple, publish 38
Komyoji, inwards the maze of lilliputian streets that is the village. Now I am on the route that heads upwards to the exceed together with over to Nakayama. There is really lilliputian traffic, similar most roads to mount passes it starts out every bit a gentle gradient together with piece of work steeper.
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| Somen noodles drying inwards the wintertime Sun inwards front end of a farmhouse |
In front end of ane farmhouse I run into a rack drying
somen, a type of noodle similar to vermicelli - ane of Shodoshima's specialties, it is nevertheless close all made past times modest household unit of measurement operations, together with wintertime is the fourth dimension to run into it out inwards the Sun beingness dried. The exceed is non every bit high every bit I feared, though the final few hundred meters are steep. The route drops chop-chop together with downwardly below I tin run into the adjacent temple. Actually it is ii temples on ane site. Temple 43 is
Jodoji, together with the Kannon Hall inwards the grounds is 45. The biggest construction is the priest's solid amongst a large thatched roof. Interestingly I discovered 3 unlike styles of
onigawara, the gargoyle-like demon tiles at the cease of roof ridges. Two of the designs were novel to me. From Jodoji the trail goes upwards the mountainside, together with I literally hateful up, amongst no switchbacking. It was really steep. The trail tops out at 250 meters inwards a higher house bounding main marking at a ledge lined amongst huge trees, behind which sat temple publish 44
Yubune San. That is its mutual name. Temples volition oft stimulate got 3 names, an official name, a mount name, together with a mutual name. The mount together with official cite is
Kodai-san Senju-in Rengeji. The modest temple edifice is non thence important, rather the sacred restrain beside it is. It is ane of the 100 Best Natural Spring Waters inwards
Japan, or a to a greater extent than literal translation mightiness endure "Exquisite & Well Conserved waters".
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| Nakayama Senmai Da, ane of the meridian 100 ride paddy terraces inwards Japan |
Apparently it has never dried upwards together with continues to feed the terraced rice paddies on the steep gradient below.
Nakayama Senmai Da is ane of the 100 Top Rice Paddy Terraces inwards
Japan. That is 100 "best of's" at ane spot. The mountainside inwards a higher house is nevertheless natural wood amongst many large juniper together with camphor trees, non a tree farm of monocultural cedars, similar thence much of
Japan's mountainsides. The sentiment downwardly over the Nakayama surface area is quite impressive. Down in that place inwards the villages are a span of thatched folk
kabuki theaters, but unfortunately my route volition non accept me to them. The mount trail straight off descends slightly along the mount together with passes through a hillside hamlet earlier entering the wood in ane lawsuit again. Next halt is 47,
Toganoo-san, the simplest of all the cave temples on the island. H5N1 uncomplicated porch roof covers the entrance which is barred to hold monkeys from taking the nutrient offerings on the altar. Inside is merely a modest cave together with altar. Maybe if a route had been built upwards to hither similar it has at all the other cave temples together with thence it may stimulate got been to a greater extent than developed. Carrying on downwardly the path together with thence comes to a modest concrete building, publish 48,
Bishamnon-do, amongst its painted statue of Bishamonten, favorite of samurai. From hither you lot tin run into the
giant statue of Kannon gleaming white inwards the afternoon Sun on the far hillside. My route volition accept me in that place inwards a few days.
The path comes out into the hamlet at the base of operations of the valley together with nearby is temple 46,
Tamonji. H5N1 walled temple amongst a bell tower over the gate, the most odd affair hither was a work of novel modest statues inwards front end of a mound. They were figures but close abstract inwards design. I stimulate got no thought who or what they represented every bit in that place was no-one or thence to ask. I notice a autobus halt together with the timetable informs me that the adjacent autobus is non for a span of hours. I sit down on a wall together with refresh myself amongst a potable from a vending machine together with ponder my plan. Temple 74 is a lilliputian higher upwards on the slope, together with from in that place its non far to the master copy route that runs into
Tonosho where I volition endure staying together with every bit in that place is probable to endure a lot to a greater extent than frequent buses I forcefulness myself to trudge on a lilliputian further. About xxx minutes afterward I brand it at
Enmanji, temple publish 74 - a really pleasant temple ready amid greenery together with a few large trees. The wooden statue of Kannon inwards the master copy hall was especially nice. Five minutes afterward I make the master copy route together with piece waiting for the autobus savor the nifty views looking dorsum upwards the valley together with mountains I had walked down. The Sun was closed to setting together with the mountainside was bathed inwards gold. Another fantabulous solar daytime on this
intriguing modest island.
Jake Davies A Walk Around Shodoshima Day 4 A Walk Around Shodoshima Day 5 © JapanVisitor.com Sumber https://japanvisitor.blogspot.com/
The path comes out into the hamlet at the base of operations of the valley together with nearby is temple 46, Tamonji. H5N1 walled temple amongst a bell tower over the gate, the most odd affair hither was a work of novel modest statues inwards front end of a mound. They were figures but close abstract inwards design. I stimulate got no thought who or what they represented every bit in that place was no-one or thence to ask. I notice a autobus halt together with the timetable informs me that the adjacent autobus is non for a span of hours. I sit down on a wall together with refresh myself amongst a potable from a vending machine together with ponder my plan. Temple 74 is a lilliputian higher upwards on the slope, together with from in that place its non far to the master copy route that runs into Tonosho where I volition endure staying together with every bit in that place is probable to endure a lot to a greater extent than frequent buses I forcefulness myself to trudge on a lilliputian further. About xxx minutes afterward I brand it at Enmanji, temple publish 74 - a really pleasant temple ready amid greenery together with a few large trees. The wooden statue of Kannon inwards the master copy hall was especially nice. Five minutes afterward I make the master copy route together with piece waiting for the autobus savor the nifty views looking dorsum upwards the valley together with mountains I had walked down. The Sun was closed to setting together with the mountainside was bathed inwards gold. Another fantabulous solar daytime on this intriguing modest island. Jake Davies A Walk Around Shodoshima Day 4 A Walk Around Shodoshima Day 5 © JapanVisitor.com Sumber https://japanvisitor.blogspot.com/