Two blogs

Two blogs I discovered after returning from walking the Nakasendo.

The first is by an American who in 2001 left his job at Aeon (the name of which will be familiar to some of you) and embarked on an "autumn pilgrimage" that took him along the Tokaido from Tokyo to Kyoto and then on to Shikoku where he did the pilgrimage of the 88 temples, famous for its connection with the Shingon sect founder, Kukai, whose name of course you all remember from this post. The site's a bit of a maze, but well worth exploring.

The second, and more recent, discovery is a blog by a Singaporean who as I write is just beginning preparations for his attempt to walk the Nakasendo solo. This is definitely one to watch. His approach is a little different from most people's in that he's not concerned with sticking too closely to the original route and intends to "sleep rough" along the way. Good luck to him.

I've added both these blogs to the links at left.