Shikoku pilgrimage to the 88 temples
by bicycle while camping  day
17 
Day  2016_04_02
Route 今治ステーションホテル(Imabari station hotel)⇒No58 仙遊寺(Senyuji) ⇒No59 国分寺(Kokubunji)⇒No60 横峰寺(Yokomineji)⇒No63 吉祥寺(Kichijoji)⇒No62 宝寿寺(Houjuji)⇒No61 香園寺(Kouonji)⇒No64 前神寺(Maegamiji)⇒ビジネス旅館小松(Business Ryokan Komatsu)
weather sunny temporary cloudy
distance 74km



How is the weather.
I tried reach for the hand from the window.
But in my hand there was no feeling of raindrops.
Rain grains do not seem to be falling at all.
0627
I left the Imabari-Station-Hotel and headed to No.58 仙遊寺(Senyuuji).
I am planning to arrive at the temple at seven.
I will plan to leave the hotel based on the estimated time that I arrive at the temple.
However, as there are many slopes on the way to the temple, I want to leave the hotel as soon as possible.
After all, I will leave the hotel as soon as possible.
The hotel was with breakfast.
0631
The climbing slope continues.
0633
There are plenty of easy-to-understand directions.
0651
There is a rather steep part,
But early in the morning, so as not to sweat,
I climb slowly so as not to strain the heart.

No.58
仙遊寺(Senyu-ji)
0658
No.58仙遊寺(Senyuji) worship
I arrived at the temple immediately at 7 o'clock.

No.59
国分寺 (Kokubun-ji)
0747
No.59 国分寺 (Kokubun-ji)
I visited Kokubunji.
After this I will move to Komatsu.
0830
I think that the person walking is amazing.
Even if he walk and walk, scenery almost does not change.
Everyone is wonderful.
Sukiya breakfast
Saijo Mitsuya store
Natto set meal large sale 300 yen
0850
I entered the town of Komatsu.
I will leave my luggage in the inn which I plan to stay tonight.
and I try to climb up the slope.
About 13 km from here.
1002
The bicycle is light as I have a reservation the business hotel Komatsu that I left my luggage.
I will go up to Yokomineji
(横峰寺).
Pilgrim who came down from number 60.temple
1028
-Bicycle equipment ---
I will bring a road bike for my bicycle.
I felt that the slope of Taiyuji
(太龍寺) and Yokomineji(横峰寺) could not run up except Road-bike.
And other bicycles are too heavy to do Rinko (to pack the bicycle and place it on the plane).
1029
Uenohara(上野原)
Shuttle bus depot.
It is 1750 yen round trip from here and the distance is about 8 km one way.
1038
Kurose-Dam
1050
The road is the steepest while going up along the canyon.
Apart from canyon, when it starts zigzag, it becomes somewhat gentle.
1052
I run the leftmost side avoiding the passing car.
However, because there is moss growing on the road, I will slip.
1055
It is a tollgate for people climbing up by car.
Regular car 1,800 yen
The bicycle,
"Please, go as it is,"
1109
It is a steep slope.
1125
1135
It is a shuttle bus.
There is a sign saying "Please do not overtake the bus."
The buses are keeping in touch with each other wirelessly.
Because there was a signboard that wrote an intermediate number,
"Where are you stopping at what number?" .
The bus and bus are keeping in touch with earch other.
1140
It is impossible to pass by this curve.
1147
While carefully watching the car coming down, I managed to get up to here.
1207
The parking lot is a lot higher than the temple.
I stop the bicycle here and walk down.
I will go down the narrow sidewalk next to the road.
1213
It is a zigzag sidewalk.

No.60
横峰寺(Yokomine-ji)
1217
The main hall came into sight.
I went down a lot of slopes.
The cleansing water was at the more lower place, so I forgot to wet my hands before I worship.
I wonder why every temple likes the stairs so much.
No.60 、
横峰寺(Yokomineji) worship

No.63
吉祥寺(Kichijo-ji)
1414
I endured sleepy and slowly came down.
Downhill is sleepy.
I am going to visit the closest temple, Kichijoji.
No.63吉祥寺(Kichijoji) worship

No.
62
宝寿寺(Hoju-ji)
1440
Hojuji is right next to
No.62宝寿寺(Hojuji) worship

No.61
香園寺(Koon-ji)
1510
Then, it is Koon-ji(香園寺) which is very similar to Meiji-za(明治座).
There is a staircase on the left side of the way.
The place where I went up was Taishido(太子堂).
Two young ladies began to climb,
When they started climbing up the stairs, they started Rock-paper-scissors play.
If you win, go up a few steps ... lose... stop,
They were playing like that.
They are funny people.

No.61香園寺(Koonji) worship

I ate lunch, butI am hungry because I had lunch that was too early.
I sat on the bench and ate the leftover bread that was in the backpack.
1526
I have already booked an accommodation tonight.
Because the Hotel has dinner and breakfast included,
I am no longer worried about anything.
I will slowly see and sightsee here and talk to the people of the pedestrian walk and wait for the sunset.

No.64
前神寺(Maegami-ji)
1543
1547
No.64前神寺(Maegamiji) worship
I was chantting "Hannya-shingyou(般若心経)" sutra secretly, alone.
Quietly I was saying "Ku-fuishiki, Shikisokuze Koo ..."
Imperceptibly,A lot of people from the group surrounded me, "Kanji Zai Bo Sats ..."
Loud, start a big chorus.

Although I was chanting somewhere along the way,
My voice was swallowed by the group's big voice.
After all, I ended up being shout with everyone together.

It seems that my memorization of my "Hannya-shingyou
(般若心経)" sutra was not established yet.
1619
I returned to the hotel.
At the hotel, in the hall, everyone gathered.
Everyone except myself was walking-pilgrimage people.
Only me,It was bicycle-pilgrimage people.

I understand what kind of hardships people in the pedestrian are having trouble, so I was able to join the story.
It was fun dinner.
The couple's foreigners had a pilgrimage.

Is it difficult for bicycle pilgrims to make friends?
Compared to the pedestrian path, the bicycle pilgrim runs alone, so it is difficult to make friends. It is said that.
That is, when walking, you can walk with them while talking, but you can not run on a bicycle with talking.
Furthermore, because the pace at which they run each other is different, it is impossible to run in rows and so on.It is said.
But, it is not that walking people are always walking together.

Even people who stayed at the same inn and became lively over topic of pilgrimage stories at dinner time and breakfast time,when they leave the next morning they will leave out one by one. (Apart from friends and couples who walked by two from the beginning).



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