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Hiking season:

Rokujurigoe-Kaido: From Honmyoji to Churenji

Spring to Autumn

The starting point of the Rokujurigoe-Kaido pilgrimage to Mt. Yudono.

km.

6.5

Distance:

Elevation:

500

meters

Required time:

2.3

h

Hiking Map:

Danger level:

Rather safe

Rather safe

Dangers include:

Bear presence

Difficulty level (for beginners) :

Easy

Easy

Difficulty levels have been designed for people who have a PAI (Personal Activity Intelligence) score inferior or equal to 60. Experienced hikers or persons with a PAI above 100 can withdraw two cases to know the average difficulty for their fitness level. Example: Trails noted "Hard for beginners" correspond to "average" trails for experienced hikers or people with a PAI above 100.

Steps:

1. Start at Honmyoji Temple. This is what it looks like from below the stairs

To go to Kami Matsune by bus, take the bus bound for Ochiai 落合, and get off at Kami Matsune's bus sop 上松根バス停. Locate the torii gate for Hachiman Shrine 八幡神社.

2. Announce yourself inside the building if you wish to visit the mummy

3. Visit the mummy inside the main temple hall

4. Look for this stele around the temple

5. Cross the rice fields

6. You arrive at the Oibunseki stele

7. The Oibunseki looks like this

This is what the Oibunseki 追分石 looks like

8. Follow the path on the left

9. Follow the path to Juotoge

The Juotoge 十王峠 is a sacred place of Buddhism. You'll reach it after following this path for a while.

10. Continue straight

11. Another sign tells you you're on the right way to Juotoge

12. You get out of the forest

13. Follow the paved road for a while

14. You will spot the Rokujurigoe Kaido flag again

15. Go back to the dirt road

16. A sign tells you you arrived in Juotoge's lands

17. Take a rest at the Juotoge's ruins

The logs indicate the presence of a now lost teahouse: the Juotoge chaya.

18. Go back to the paved road

20. You see the Juotoge's Buddhist statues

20. Juotoge's Buddhist statues

21. Go back to the dirt road to find the Itaya Spring

Fill your water bottles at this natural spring: the Itaya Shimizu イタヤ清水.

22. The spring is near this sign

23. Buddhist relics around the spring

24. Follow this path

25. Follow the directin indicated on this sign

Equipment needed:

Water

Hiking shoes

Rainwear

Water

Hiking shoes

Rainwear

Sun hat

Hiking sticks

Food or snacks

Sun hat

Hiking sticks

Food or snacks

Nearest bus stop (start)

Katakuriso mae かたくり荘前

Bus timetable

Nearest bus stop (end)

Oami kyoku mae 大網局前

Bus timetable

Near this hiking trail:

Honmyoji Temple

Honmyoji Temple

Honmyōji

Meet here the first of the Yudono Sokushinbutsu mummies: Honmyokai-shonin.

Churenji Temple

Churenji Temple

Chūrenji

Where you will find the mummy of Tetsumonkai and a bright pop-art ceiling in the same temple.

Dainichibo Temple

Dainichibo Temple

Dainichibō

The temple that entombs the mummy of Shinnyokai.

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