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It was too cold so I woke up early.
I slowly was packing various goods.
Because the packing was completed early.
I decided to leave from the campground.

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Hiwasa(日和佐)tunnel

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Oosuna swimming beach(大砂海水浴場)

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Kaiyo town海陽町, Shisikui gulf宍喰浦.
There were very many dump truck till Shisikui gulf.
I ran in the exhaust gas.

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The distanceof this section(23Yakuou-temple⇒24Hotsumizaki-temple)is 75.4km

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It is a difficult section for walking pilgrims.

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The walking pilgrimage is painful.

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There are no convenience stores or even vending machines.

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---- When is a good season to do a pilgrimage .----
In autumn weather is bad ・・・ is common sense.
It will rain in autumn.
So I decided to go to the pilgrimage in the spring.
Besides, The length of time when the sun shines in spring is long.
Although the temple has time limit from 7 o'clock to 5 o'clock,
The time to run before 7 o'clock and after 5 o'clock is also bright, and the longer one is better.

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The beautiful scenery that does not change continues.

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Bicycles also is running.I can see the faraway scenery.
I feel that I am in nature.

There are 80 kilometers from No. 23 Yakuo-ji(薬王寺) to No. 24 Hotsumizaki(最御崎寺).
A people can not walk without a road. Although a beautiful road is made now like this.But It is thought that in the old days they walked between the big stone on the beach and they advanced along the cliffs while getting wet with the waves that struck the rocks.
I think that the distance was very long when walking where there was no such a good road.
Is it more than twice the 80 km or more than three times.
It may exceed 200 km.
There would have been no place to replenish food in this section.
People at the Kishu Settai-kou's(紀州接待講) peoples knew about it and did the Settai(接待) at the Yakuo-ji(薬王寺)'s front gate.

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Santouka's Haiku
「われいまここに海の青さのかぎりなし」
I am now here,blue sea far away.
山頭火(santouka)=Taneda Santouka
Santoka ignored the haiku promises of seasonal words and 5 ・ 7 ・ 5 and read "free-law haiku" which respects the sense of own rhythm. Some say he is an eternal copywriter.

About Taneda Santoka and his Somokuto

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Walk, walk, walk.
A long hard road will follow.
There are about 80km from Hiwasa's薬王寺(Yakuo-ji)to Murotomisaki's 最御崎寺(Hotsumizakiji).

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Pilgrim

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From here on, a section without a convenience store or shop will follow.There is not even a vending machine.

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In this area, walking pilgrimage, cars, bicycles go the same way.
We walk on a long road.
It seem an unthinkably long way
Even as I walked around a little, the scenery will not change at all.

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佐喜浜 Sakihama

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We can see Meotoiwa(夫婦岩)(Wife&Husband Rock)
In Japan, if two are lined up, everything surely attach a "couple".
And "husband" comes first.

夫婦岩Meotoiwa(Wife&Husband Rock)

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Near Shiina(椎名)
When pilgrims carry heavy luggage on their backs, the back of their clothes rubs. It is said that a white garment worn(笈摺=Oizuru) by a pilgrim wears to prevent rubbing.
This garment worn(笈摺=Oizuru) was begun from West-33-pilgrimages(西国３３か所巡礼) has spread to 88 Shikoku.

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室戸市岬町三津Muroto-city Misaki-town Mito
I will go here to the right, cross the mountain and hit Shishou-ji(津照寺) in the first place.

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三津坂Mitosaka tunnel

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Mitosaka(三津坂) sidewalk tunnel 475 m
After this, I bought a Hoka Hoka box lunch in the town of Muroto(室戸) in Muroto City.
Eat at a port near Shinshouji Temple(津照寺).

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worshiped
No.２５津照寺(Shinshoji)

The town of Muroto is here.
As I guess, this temple may have had a role as a port lighthouse, a landmark.

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In front of the Muroto(室戸) Cape, the waves are rough and the Port can not make.
The harbor will definitely be made here.
A lighthouse is required.
If the people catch fire on the hill, they can see from the ocean.
Shishouji seems to be such a temple.
This is only my guess.

I worshiped at No. 25 Buddhist temple, Shishouji(津照寺).

I will explain why I am going to visit Shishouji(津照寺) before Hotsumizaki-ji(最御崎寺).

The tomorrow's bicycle journey is long.
I leave the campground early tomorrow morning and do not go through Shinshouji(津照寺), go through another road, climb up the slope of Kongouchouji Temple(金剛頂寺), I want to arrive at Kongouchouji Temple(金剛頂寺) around 7 o'clock.

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I will go up there later,
Now, passing by, heading to the tip of the cape.

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The Mikurodo (御厨人窟)
No Trespassing.

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Who built it for what?

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The tip of the cape is a rocky place of rugots.

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If climb up, the view will be good.

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室戸市Muroto-city

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I will go up the slope and head for the No.24 Hotsumizaki-ji(最御崎寺).

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I came up this way.

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No.２４最御崎寺(Hotsumizakiji) worship.
People who can read this kanji "Hotsumizakiji (ほつみざきじ)" are rare in Japanese. However, the place name is not normally readable.That’s how it is.

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There are a lot of people coming in groups.
I'm already used to it, so I do not worry that "stamp points will become crowded."
Even if it gets crowded temporarily, somehow, it resolves quickly.
I wonder why.
I worshiped the No.24 Buddhist temple,Hotsumizakiji(最御崎寺).

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When the visit of Hotsumizakiji(最御崎寺) is over, I will head up to the campground.
I had time, so I went even higher place.

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There is a building remnant. I do not understand anything.
It is off limits as it is likely to break even now.

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I came back to the campsite.
I go down to the campsite further.

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夕陽ケ丘キャンプ場Yuhigaoka campground.

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I set up my tent under the tree without wind.
About food.
I bought a box lunch with daily Yamazaki store near the No.25 Buddhist Shinshouji Temple(津照寺).
I write about meals on the pilgrimage.-----

I will not cook self catering.
Even if I cook for myself, the cost will not change.Instead, the luggage such as cooking utensils increases at once.
And because I can not use up the ingredients of the meal every time, I have to continue to hold the extra meal material on my bicycle.

Since bicycle travel is a fight against luggage, I do not want to increase my luggage..

I try to eat meals in restaurants as possible.
I will put the position of sukiya and joyfull etc in the tablet terminal.

Next, it is a convenience store.

It is about intake of vegetables.
Vegetable tends to be short on traveling.
It is not enough to use a convenience store's vegetable pack.
As I wrote above, I will always order vegetable cook items at the restaurant.