30Nov08: Danny Blackwell
I found out about the henro from my teacher at ipal, where I take japanese classes.
I expected a few foreigners from different countries and maybe some locals too.
Little did I know... I got off the train to discover all my JET friends there,(although I am not a JET)
Yes, it was ウジヤ ウジヤ with English speakers, so I didn't get to practice my Japanese that day. But I got the great opportunity to discover some of the shikoku pilgrim trail.
Mr McCabe did a wonderful job translating and was an inspiration to knuckle down and study Japanese. I felt a bit "gimmiky" at first in the henro outfit, but it's nice to all do something in unison, which is partly what the day was about. A great introduction to the 88 temples of Shikoku.