Yamato Shugenkai (Mr. Ryusei Miyamoto, the representative from Honzan shugensh? Ryuzenin) which is handled “Fugaku Ryokai Mineiri Shugyo”, conducted the first "Shikoku Ochudo" that crosses Shikoku in four days from the Pacific Ocean to the Seto Inland Sea. After ablutions by seawater at the coast of Tosa City, Kochi Prefecture. passing through Iyo Fuji and Komochi Gongen Yama's chains trail. We prayed at the sacred place of Ishizuchi Shrine on Mt. Ishizuchi which is the highest peak in West Japan, where mountain worship is popular. The 160-kilometer route to Deryu Shrine in Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, which faces the Seto Inland Sea, was completed by six of us dressed in yamabushi uniform. In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Mt. Fuji “Fugaku Ryokai Mineiri Shugyo”, It was planned in 2020, but postponed due to the new coronavirus. Finally we went at the end of May this year. Representative Miyamoto said, "I was waiting for the opportunity to implement it. A new line of petitions, I hope it will lead to public awareness of Mineiri asceticism and an increase in faith." |