On Shikoku there are 88 temples that you can visit in the course of a mammoth pilgrimage, picking up a stamp at each one. On foot, it's a considerable investment of time. Our hostel was a mile or so from one of these temples & on the day we left Matsuyama we went and had a look at it a visit directly after breakfast. I don't think any photos of the temple itself have gone up yet (they will!) - in the meantime, you can admire this enormous Buddha (bigger than he looks) keeping an eye on things from his vantage-point atop the hillside.
I like this photo a lot, if I do say so myself. It's Matsuyama again. The hostel, which we made quite a meal of finding, was up on a hill in Dogo, where the onsen is. Dogo is right on the edge of Matsuyama and this view looks back towards the city. In the distance you can just make out Matsuyama castle, on its hill.
The 'A-Bomb Dome' in Hiroshima. The frame of this building - I think it was a bank - survived because it was directly beneath the epicentre of the blast. It's been kept as a memorial.
Kyoto, as seen from one its many temples, nestled in the hills to the east of the city.
You'll perhaps need quite a generous definition of postcard for this last one. Look carefully and you might be able to see some people playing tennis in Matsuyama.
On Shikoku there are 88 temples that you can visit in the course of a mammoth pilgrimage, picking up a stamp at each one. On foot, it's a considerable investment of time. Our hostel was a mile or so from one of these temples & on the day we left Matsuyama we went and had a look at it a visit directly after breakfast. I don't think any photos of the temple itself have gone up yet (they will!) - in the meantime, you can admire this enormous Buddha (bigger than he looks) keeping an eye on things from his vantage-point atop the hillside.
I like this photo a lot, if I do say so myself. It's Matsuyama again. The hostel, which we made quite a meal of finding, was up on a hill in Dogo, where the onsen is. Dogo is right on the edge of Matsuyama and this view looks back towards the city. In the distance you can just make out Matsuyama castle, on its hill.
The 'A-Bomb Dome' in Hiroshima. The frame of this building - I think it was a bank - survived because it was directly beneath the epicentre of the blast. It's been kept as a memorial.
Kyoto, as seen from one its many temples, nestled in the hills to the east of the city.
You'll perhaps need quite a generous definition of postcard for this last one. Look carefully and you might be able to see some people playing tennis in Matsuyama.
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