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Full Henro: Ohana Matsuri (Buddha's Birthday), Nanzoin, Sasaguri, Fukuoka, 2009
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Ohana Matsuri (Buddha's Birthday), Nanzoin, Sasaguri, Fukuoka, 2009. It was a rainy morning on Koya-san last yea. R, my first day of walking on the 1200 km Shikoku pilgrimage. After a dawn fire puja and then breakfast at the youth hostel I went to the main temple to observe the ceremonies for Ohana Matsuri, the Buddha's birthday. It was a rather underwhelming affair, as it was again yesterday at Nanzoin. A Shingon temple in Fukuoka prefecture known for what they claim is the world's largest bronze statue.
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Full Henro: Free English language films on the pilgrimage
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Free English language films on the pilgrimage. While finishing up my henro. Blog entries, I ran across a small English language henro. That not only contains some useful background information, but also links to free downloads of two English language films no longer widely available. Both are 30 minutes in length and cover topics that complement one another. Download - 239.9 MB. Pilgrimage to the 88 Temples of Shikoku Island. Written, narrated, and directed by renowned Japan scholar Oliver Statler. Echoe...
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Full Henro: April 2009
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Movie Review: Lopen met Kukai (Walking with Kukai), 2009; Pat van Boeckel, dir. The Dutch Boddhistiche Omroep Stichtung (Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation) has a new 30-minute film available for viewing at its website here. Thanks to Kirt at E-Sangha for bringing this film to my attention. Ohana Matsuri (Buddha's Birthday), Nanzoin, Sasaguri, Fukuoka, 2009. It was a rainy morning on Koya-san last yea. A Shingon temple in Fukuoka prefecture known for what they claim is the world's largest bronze statue.
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Full Henro: Meeting Shiori
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I left Koyasan as I had first arrived in April, by cable car and train, headed for Kobe and my first meeting with the newest member of our extended family. Musumi's sister Narumi and her husband Mitsuhiro welcomed the arrival on 27 December 2007 of a precious Christmas gift, a mostly healthy baby girl. Mostly because she was born with a hernia. The surgery involved was typical and without complication. With a scar on her abdomen, Shiori Narukawa was discharged two weeks later. Her name looks like this:.
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Full Henro: In, out, and between - pt 2
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In, out, and between - pt 2. A group of bus henro at Shosanji, #12. As I was leaving the temple grounds a group of elderly bus henro were arriving and one woman in particular was not embarrassed or ashamed to blurt out in a condescending cackle, “Ah! Gajin da. Nani shittieruna? A foreigner. What's he doing here? May 23, 2008 at 6:01 AM. May 23, 2008 at 8:08 AM. Perhaps you could have said, "Kyou kechigan dekimashita. Anata ha? Maybe even that's too spiteful. September 24, 2008 at 2:40 PM. Kobo Daishi: th...
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Full Henro: In, out, and between - pt 3
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In, out, and between - pt 3. Koyasan is a bit of a strange place in that the town, with the exception of the Youth Hostel, has no hotels outside the temples. The main street, filled with cafes and souvenir shops, closes at sundown, when the tourists retreat to their temples for baths and dinner, and the town of Koyasan appears to go to bed early. Figures of Kobo Daishi at Okuboji, #88. Mountains of Shosanji, #12. A collection of used walking staffs. At Okuboji, #88. And how could those possibly be undone?
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Full Henro: May 2008
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Review: Shikoku Japan 88 Route Guide. If you don't read Japanese and are planning to walk Japan's most famous pilgrimage, a 1200km trek around the island of Shikoku, this book will be indispensable. If you know enough Japanese to read maps, you will probably find the Japanese guide book more helpful. Shikoku Japan 88 Route Guide. Tateki Miyazaki, author; David C. Moreton, translator and consultant. Paperback, 192 pages, B6 size. Buyodo Co, Ltd. Henro Michi Preservation Cooperation Association. Musumi's s...
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Full Henro: July 2008
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Movie review: Arukihenro (2006). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Full Thangka' height='82' id='Image1 img' src='http:/ 1.bp.blogspot.com/ 2Ru1OwB4-fU/SePZChulluI/AAAAAAAADZk/LkoSrrN zDk/S240/header6-quarter.jpg' width='215'/. Two English language films on the Shikoku pilgrimage. March 2008 CNN Traveler: Walk of life. Video: Road of the Henro. Google Map of the Henro Trail. 3-D map of Shikoku island and the 88 temples. Kobo Daishi: the scholar-monk with whom pilgrims walk. Guide to Pilgrimage on Shikoku Island.
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Full Henro: Review: Shikoku Japan 88 Route Guide
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Review: Shikoku Japan 88 Route Guide. If you don't read Japanese and are planning to walk Japan's most famous pilgrimage, a 1200km trek around the island of Shikoku, this book will be indispensable. If you know enough Japanese to read maps, you will probably find the Japanese guide book more helpful. Shikoku Japan 88 Route Guide. Tateki Miyazaki, author; David C. Moreton, translator and consultant. Paperback, 192 pages, B6 size. Buyodo Co, Ltd. Henro Michi Preservation Cooperation Association. If not, I ...
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Full Henro: Movie review: Arukihenro (2006)
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Movie review: Arukihenro (2006). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Full Thangka' height='82' id='Image1 img' src='http:/ 1.bp.blogspot.com/ 2Ru1OwB4-fU/SePZChulluI/AAAAAAAADZk/LkoSrrN zDk/S240/header6-quarter.jpg' width='215'/. Two English language films on the Shikoku pilgrimage. March 2008 CNN Traveler: Walk of life. Video: Road of the Henro. Google Map of the Henro Trail. 3-D map of Shikoku island and the 88 temples. Kobo Daishi: the scholar-monk with whom pilgrims walk.
