Tobishima Kaidō vs. Shimanami Kaidō
A comparison of two popular island routes from a cycling point of view. Each has its fans, but both beg to be ridden.
SETOUCHI TOURS
Fukiya Furusato Mura
A street of Edo period buildings uniformly painted with bengara ferric oxide. This town once thrived from mining this valuable red mineral.
A Brief History of the Seto Inland Sea
A quick look at the history of Setouchi, the area around the Seto Inland Sea.
Temple 60, Yokomine-ji
Yokomine-ji, The Temple on the Side of the Ridge, is temple No. 60 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, or Henro. It stands in the foothills of Mt. Ishizuchi in Saijō.
Temple 44, Daihō-ji
Daihō-ji, The Temple of the Great Treasure, is temple No. 44 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, or Henro. It stands in a forest of ancient sugi and hinoki cypress trees.
Temple 45, Iwaya-ji
Iwaya-ji is temple No. 45 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, or Henro. The temple is located on Kuma Highland in a gorge formed of conglomerate rock.
Temple 27, Kōnomine-ji
Kōnomine-ji is temple No. 27 on the Shikoku pilgrimage or Henro. It’s located on the hillside around 430 m above sea level on Mt. Kōnomine.
Temple 31, Chikurin-ji
Chikurin-ji is temple No. 31 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, or Henro. It’s located on Mt. Godai, a fairly high hill within Kōchi city. Chikurin-ji means ‘bamboo forest temple’.
Temple 20, Kakurin-ji
Kakurin-ji is temple No. 20 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, or Henro. Located 490 m above sea level, it’s a fine example of a mountain-top temple.
Temple 21, Tairyū-ji
Tairyū-ji is temple No. 21 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, or Henro. Located at 610 m above sea level, it’s one of the nansho, the difficult temples to reach on foot.