Shikoku pilgrimage to the 88 temples
by bicycle while camping 2nd day
Day  2016_03_18
Route ホテル(Hotel)⇒No.87長尾寺(Nagao-ji)⇒No.88大窪寺(Ookubo-ji)⇒No.10切幡寺(Kirihata-ji)⇒No.9法輪寺(Hourin-ji)⇒
No.8熊谷寺(Kumadani-ji)⇒No.11藤井寺(Fujiidera)⇒ホテル(Hotel)
weather fine after evening rain
distance 80km



0556
I left the hotel at six.
I will prepare a drink for a day and go out
0613
栗林公園前(front of Ritsurin park)
0641
I can see Yashima(屋島).
Joyfull高松東山崎店Takamatsu Higashi yamasaki shop
I ate Natto-rice for breakfast at this restaurant.
0733
I run to Nagao-ji (長尾寺).
I just advance all the way according to the route I made.

No.87
長尾寺(Nagao-ji)

Tendai sect.
0807
No.87 長尾寺(Nagaoji)
0834
I run towards Okuboji (大窪寺).
0913
Many cars are running unchanged from earlier.

The silver mat I carry on my back is what I use when I sleep.
I can not sleep without this.There is an extra width in what is sold at the shop.
I do not need such a width to sleep, so I have cut off it little by little in about 2 cm increments while was using it and cut it as narrowing the width as possible.
0930
0939
People who started pilgrimage from the first-temple seem to be deeply impress if they look at such signs of Ookuboji.
My pilgrimage has just begun and I am not impressed.
There is only a feeling of 1/88.
1010
I reached (大窪寺)Ookubo-ji.
1056
At Nodaya野田屋 in front of the gate.
Udon noodles.
1057
1106
A large bus arrived.
Everyone, come down from bus, and take a commemorative photo.
When they finish line-up at the photo shooting place, a tour manager Lady will have a lot of prayer's sign-books and run towards the temple sign place.

I memorized "Hannyashingyou" by heart.
I hear the sound far behind where I was reciting the Hannyashingyou quietly.

I heard the footstep's sound that Tour manager Lady ran with a Stamp-book.
I mind was scattered for footsteps, I could not recite the Hannyashingyou sutra well.

"I will not proceed until the signature of the organization's stamp book is over."
I was considering such a thing while reciting the Hannyashingyou sutra
(般若心経).

No.88
大窪寺Okubo-ji
visited the temple
1112
No.88大窪寺(Ookuboji)
Contrary to my prospect, I did not take the time to get a signature on the stamp book.
I get a signature on the Stamp book and proceed to the next.
1125
I will go down further.
1248
Kirihataji(切幡寺) slope
Did worship
No.10
切幡寺(Kirihata-ji)
1300
No.10、Kirihataji

No.9
法輪寺(Horin-ji)
1349
No.9Hourinji

Actually I am in trouble. It is about votive card. I have about 200 sheets, but I do not know how to use it.
I know that "I write a name and a wish and put it in a box like a ballot box.."However, I think that it is selfish to ask only the wish "Please give me my wish".

So,If I will write"I will do my best so please make my wish fulfilled" I think that there is also a problem a little.

I feel very embarrassed,because I seem to trade with God.

So, I've been voting blank while tweet in my heart "I will leave everything to God".

No.8
熊谷寺(Kumadani-ji)
1416
熊谷寺(Kumadani-ji)I did worship
1449
I will cross Yoshino river.
1515
It started to rain.
I evacuate under a crosswalk bridge.
1516
I wearing rain wear,I cured my feet.
1530
I row a bicycle further and proceed to the next temple.
A lot of rain started falling.
Riding a bicycle in the rain is painful, but I will stay at the hotel tonight,Feeling is easy.

No.11
藤井寺(Fujii-dera)

Rinzai sect: Fujiidera
1540
It is rainy and rainy.
However, I am safe because my inn is determined.
Dinner at Joyfull Yoshinogawa shop
1616
After eating,
I go to the hotel, I easily wash the shirt etc in a bathtub and go to bed.


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