We climbed Mt. Unpenji, at the top of which is one of the sacred 88 temples of Shikoku! There, we got the stamp we needed to complete our Imabari to Takamatsu section of the pilgrimage. It was definitely amazing in winter, although freezing. We bundled up, ate some Dango (grilled mochi on a stick), and started up!
Progress!
Angelina in repose
A repose a little higher up, I suppose.
Forging up the trail
It was cold, but steep so we were mostly sweating. Although my nose was frozen solid.
A little statue within a hollowed old tree
Statues in rows, columns, or just on there own.
Each one had a different face, different clothes, expressions, hair, accessories (including animal friends). Not a single of the over 300 were the same, although all constructed in the same manner
Apparently this guy has a lot of kids
The Shaka Nyorai, or Shakyamuni Buddha, reclined in front of a seven storied pagoda
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