Temple 55 Nankobo - walk
Temple 56 Taiwan-ji- walk
Temple 57 Eifuku-ji - walk
Temple 58 Senyu-ji - hitch
Temple 59 Eyo-kokubun-ji - hitch
Temple 60 Yokomine-ji- hitch
Walked: 6.5 miles
Slept at: Kamatsu Minshuku
We are making crazy progress as we tear through Ehime Prefecture as only a hitchhiking Henro can do. We walked to the urban temples in Imabari, but then found a lovely car Henro couple who agreed to let us join them on their temple visits. This took us up to the very high up Temple 60 where we sat quietly in the backseat as the driver executed the hairpin turns.
In spite of all the rides, we were exhausted at 4:30 pm and asked the couple to drop us off on the way to Temple 61 so we could check into our Minshuku.
This Minshuku was lovely. They had just moved to a brand-new facility with lovely tatami rooms and images of all 88 temples displayed on the walls. I was super excited at the dinner, which featured nabe, a dish I'm familiar with through Naoko. Nabe is vegetables and meat cooked at the table in a clay pot filled with broth.
Nabe, yum!
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