Weather: Sunny with light showers in the afternoon
Started with train ride to Kubokawa Station and a 5 minute walk to Temple 37 (Iwamotoji). Said goodbye to Kyoko-san as she continued on foot and I took the train to Nakamura Station.
From Nakamura Station I took a bus down to Ashizuri and to Temple 38 (Kongofukuji). The garden at Kongofukuji was really peaceful.
There is also a statue of John Manjiro near the temple. In 1841, John Manjiro and 4 friends left Tosa-Shimizu City and got caught in a storm on their fishing vessel and landed on an inhabited island. They were rescued by an American whaling ship and brought to Hawaii. John learnt English and later returned to Japan in 1851, and later became an interpreter and translator for the government when Commodore Perry arrived in Yokohama to force open Japan to the rest of the world.
Didn’t do much walking today, but am tired from all the travelling.
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