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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 26 ก.พ. 2019
Walk with me! Let's walk the ancient Buddhist pilgrimage route around the Japanese island of Shikoku. On the days I'm not actually walking the pilgrimage route, realistically that's most days, especially in summer, I'll create videos about the pilgrimage and its temples, Japan, and Buddhism. I also make the music for these videos, writing and performing it using the Garage Band app on my phone and iPad. I love answering questions and requests, so please let me know how you like what I'm doing and what else you'd like to see here.
Leaves of Grass Book Twenty Eight The Sleepers
Leaves of Grass Book Twenty Eight The Sleepers
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Shinnen-an and the Ashizuri Pilgrimage Route Shinnen was a Koyasan saint who lived on Terajima in Osaka in the early Edo period. In 1687, he published the Shikoku Pilgrimage Guidebook Guhenro Michishirube "Shikoku Henreido Shinan" and encouraged people to take the pilgrimage, which is why he is known as the "Father of Shikoku Pilgrimage." Through fundraising, Shinnen erected over 200 stone signposts on the pilgrimage route to the 88 temples in Shikoku, and around 1682, with the help of local people, he built the Daishido Hall in Ichinose, a midpoint on the pilgrimage route that connects the difficult 37th temple, Iwamoto-ji, to the 38th temple, Kongofuku-ji, and the next temple, Enko-ji. Daishido was used by pilgrims as a place to stay and store luggage on their way back to Kongofukuji Temple at Cape Ashizuri, and was named Shinnen-an after the name of the pilgrim. Shinnen-an is an extra temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage route, and houses statues of Daishi Daishi and Jizo Bodhisattva, as well as valuable materials related to the early modern pilgrimage, such as memorial tablets and Buddhist implements (the year of death in the fifth year of Genroku). In the temple grounds, you can see a memorial tower for Shinnen, which is inscribed with the year of death in the fifth year of Genroku (1692), as well as stone statues of the 88 sacred places of Shikoku, which were erected by local people and Hoin Jitsudo in the 1880s, as well as stone structures such as marker stones, pointing stones, and pilgrim graves. In addition, the Buddha Maeda 12th Generation (approximately 250m2) that was donated in 1705 by Kanebei Samukawa of Sanshu (Kagawa Prefecture) to hold the memorial tablets for his parents, remains to this day and is carefully managed by the locals. Shinnen-an was opened in Tosashimizu in 2019 as a historic site that conveys the faith of the common people and the pilgrimage culture of the early modern period. It was designated as a cultural asset of the city. In addition, Doan, which was worried about its deterioration, was rebuilt in February 2020 thanks to a fundraising campaign by local people. The pilgrimage route of seven ri from the Mihara junction through Shinnen-an to the 38th temple Kongofukuji is marked with 350 choishi (signpost stones) for every cho, and is called the "Ashizuri Pilgrimage Route 350 Choishi." (In Tosa, one ri is 50 cho, so one cho is about 80 meters.) These choishi were erected by people from Sakushu (Okayama Prefecture), Banshu (Hyogo Prefecture), and Setsu (Osaka Prefecture) around the end of the Edo period. The pilgrimage route has been lost due to road construction and other reasons, and the number of choishi has decreased, but about 14 kilometers of the pilgrimage route remains, and in October 2019, it was designated as a cultural asset of the city. It was selected by the city government as one of the "100 Best Historical Roads." March 2021 ・Tosashimizu City Board of Education, Lifelong Learning Division Wooden seated statue of Kobo Daishi (Shinnen) Height 60.0cm Edo period 真念庵と足摺遍路道 真念は江戸時代前期、大坂寺島に住んだ高野聖です。 貞享四年(一六八七)、四国遍路のガイドブック ぐへんろみちしるべ 「四國編禮道指南」を出版し人々に広く遍路を勧めた ことから、「四国遍路の父」と呼ばれます。 真念は勧進によって四国八十八ヶ所の遍路道に二 ○○基を超える石の道標を建立し、また天和二年 (一六八二)頃。難行行程の三十七番札所岩本寺から 三十八番札所金剛福寺までと、次の三十九番札所延光寺の三寺を結ぶ遍路道の中 間地点の市野瀬に、地元の人々の協力で大師堂を建立しました。大師堂は足摺岬 金剛福寺の打戻りの宿や荷物置場として遍路に利用され、真念の名を冠して真念 庵と呼ばれました。 真念庵は四国遍路の番外札所として、大師像をはじめ地蔵などの仏像が安置さ ●れ、位牌や仏具(元禄五年の没年など近世遍路に関する貴重な資料が所蔵されて おり、境内には元禄五年(一六九二)の没年が刻まれた真念の供養塔をはじめ、 明治二〇年代に地元の人々と法印実道により建立された四国八十八ヵ所の写し霊 場石仏や、丁石や指差し、遍路墓等の石造物が見られます。 また讃州(香川県)の寒川金兵衛が両親の供養のため位牌を預け、宝永二年( 一七○五)に寄進した仏前田十二代(約七二坪)が今も残され地元で大切に管理 されています。 真念庵は近世の庶民信仰と遍路文化を伝える史跡として、令和元年に土佐清水 市の文化財に指定されました。また、老朽化が心配された堂庵は地元の人々の募 金活動により浄財が集まり、令和二年二月に再建されました。 『三原分岐から真念庵を通り三十八番札所金剛福寺までの七里の遍路道には一丁 ごとに三百五十の丁石(道標石)が設けられ、「足摺遍路道三百五十丁石」と呼ば れます。(土佐では一里は五○丁とするため、一丁は約八〇メートル) これらの丁石は幕末頃、作州(岡山県)や播州(兵庫県)、摂州(大阪府)の人 々によって建てられたものです。道路工事などによって遍路道が失われ丁石も少 なくなっていますが、約十四キロメートルの遍路道が残り、令和元年十月に文化 庁がら「歴史の道百選」に選定されました。 令和三年三月 ・土佐清水市教育委員会生涯学習課 木造弘法大師坐像(真念) 像高60.0cm 江戸時代
What an awesome place on the coast. Glad you have sunny weather
Yes, the weather is finally as good as usual for this time of year.
It really IS turtles all the way down!
Absolutely!
The sun is back out, keep up the good work
I thought I noticed in your prior video that you had a rain jacket on and now I see legit rain. Stay dry and warm
A few weeks ago we had some real downpours. Lately - not so bad.
one of my favorites
Awesome views
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I easily forget this temple, so exited as I am for Unpen-ji. But she is surrounded by the most breath-taking views on the mountain- area of Shikoku and here location. Thank you for beautiful music and video🙏
One of my favorites.
I wish I was starting the pilgrimage myself. Have a great time out there!
Excellent work, Dan and Koei! This is a great resource.
Donna and I opted out of the hat and staff due to difficulties with luggage, and traveling on planes. I do like the base ball hat though, and will look into that the next time we are over.
thanks for the info!!!! we really enjoyed wearing the "traditional" hat!
The iconography might be related to greeks but a pair of gatekeeper is definitely similar to Jaya-Vijaya mentioned as early as the Brahmanda Purana
Looks like you had a good trip.
thank you Don!
Looks like nice weather.
wow.....
The photography and music are magnificent, but it would help to have some context. And translation of Japanese terms (like, what's a "bangai"?).
thank you!
Ecology question: Would any of that water be safe to drink?
You have a great eye, Don.
the candle flame was great
Looks like a nice day. I know you said there was a chance of rain. Love your video style, very relaxing
So happy to find you back on the trail! I hope to be there in the spring
Just saw that you have put up new videos. Did you take a train or bus to get to 65?
We took a train, then walked up the hill.
What a nice surprise to happen on a local? festival! Looks extremely heavy as there are so many men holding it up on the sides and from beneath also.
Yes, it looked incredibly heavy.
That was quite a challenging trek! Interesting temple especially enjoyed the blossoms and still pics.
Thanks. That trail is getting more challenging every year.
Worked good on mine also. Great footage!
Happy to see you're out walking around again! Hoping to return myself maybe in the fall
The pan seemed like it was a little fast. On my end, at least, I was getting "stutter," rather than a smooth pan.
Worked fine on my end
I think sometimes TH-cam sends the wrong version through, misreading the handshake to tell them what's going to show the video. I've noticed that sometimes at home.
Don, I recently discovered you through John Landers book and I am catching up on all your videos now. I recognize Fujiidera, Temple 11 but not recognizing Dogakugi. Is this a temple that goes by another name or is it something completely different? Thank you for sharing!
Dogakuji is one of the 20 bekkaku temples (#2). There are actually over 200 sacred places associated with the pilgrimage. A group of 20 of these established themselves as the 20 bekkaku (other numbered) about 50 years ago.
@@justwalkjapan6010 Interesting, learning a lot already. Thanks!
So happy to see this! Thanks so much!
So lovely! I was there in November 2019
Beautiful autumn season in shikoku!
Building up a fire of that size in the wooden temples we've been seeing gives me the willies. From the echos, it seemed like it was inside?
Yes, but there is a hood above which is, I think, designed for negative air pressure. You notice how vertical the fire is. Also, the wood is very well-cured. When they do larger versions of this ceremony outdoors, the smoke blows randomly with the wind. Inside, it always seems very well disciplined.
Nice weather for November!
November is a great month here - usually clear skies and very little rain.
I was told that the government was subsidizing the growing of cosmos on unused fields so they wouldn't look so abandoned. I did also see a roadside area that was planted by school kids.
Love all the flowers in November! Good to see that you are not alone out there, seems like a good number of other Henro
Too many. Some nights I've had to call four or five different inns to find a room. Some days I haven't been able to take the route I want because there's no room available at all!
Seeing a fair number of pilgrims engaging in a communal ritual, I guess the question that comes to my mind is: How do the temples and the pilgrimages work to reinforce the "kami" of Japan? It seems like those traditions are still fairly strong? The other thing I notice is the wood. Mostly simple softwoods, it looks like, but deceptively simple finishes. In other words, they look simple, but probably aren't--particularly the smoothness achieved and the minimal sheen. Beautiful grains. And the carvings are often quite masterful. I've seen some videos of the refurbishment of temples--which seems an ongoing thing--and the skill with use of traditional non-powered tools is awe-inspiring. Not awe-inspiring enough for me to give up my power tools, though.
The wood working techniques I know nothing about. The relationship between Buddhism and native Japanese gods is fascinating and complex. When you have a few hours . . .
Delightful!
ヒバカリ keelback snake?
I don't think so. I've seen many yamakagashi, but none were at all brown like this. However, a slight pattern of color is visible through the brown, so it's possible. Tomorrow night I'll show the picture to a local mountain expert.
Loving the videos, keep the coming.
Why ruins on this one?
I'm loving these!
Enjoying the vids.
Thanks - great walking on mostly backroads - some with only about one car per hour.
Great, keep the videos coming.
Just saw that you posted some videos. Glad to see you are back on the trail.
looks like Iburi-Tunnel, Km 526, after returning from Cape Ashizuri
So excited to see you're out walking & filming again! No idea when I'll be able to get back to finish the last third of the henro, hopefully about a year from now.