ワビサビ旅歌
浄土、平等、童子、法東大、唐招提、大徳、寺
薬師、四尾、御滝、綺麗
室生、古道、修験道、四天王
奈良町、那智滝、私ラッキー
空海、戒壇、段階
空海、戒壇、段階
遍照、金剛、行者
無量、竜安、公案
法隆、竜王、王子
阿字観、観世音、野中
湯の峰、やまね、涅槃
熊野、川湯、蚊
蓮、烏、鱒
熊野、川湯、蚊
蓮、烏、鱒
そうなら、さよう奈良
Sept. 6-9, 2007
I awoke at 5:54 in the morning at Koyasan to attend the morning service. It consisted of a monk chanting along with a woman (surprising!) in a beautifully adorned room full of golden lotuses and what I believe were urns of previous Shojoshin-in monks. It was refreshing and nice, as was the light breakfast that followed. With rain drizzling, we decided just to head to Osaka, the last stop on my journey. We rode the bus, then the steep cable car, and finally a long train to Osaka. After getting utterly lost and confused in the underground mazes of shopping malls that surround the Osaka station (and most others in Japan), we finally found our hotel, which was actually very close! Before checking in, though, we simply dropped off our bags and then headed up to Kyoto, where I had been storing two more big bags! It is simply ridiculous how much stuff we have amassed. I feel so sorry for the hotel clerks, often tiny young women, who check your bags in. One insisted on taking even the h...
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