The next day we got up and before breakfast we had climbed the 75 steps (and 62 further steps) of Temple 23 and done the stamping, praying, incense lighting and photo taking!
So there and then we decided to spend the day here in Hiwasa and then head up back to Tokusima. We checked out backpacks at Hiwasa station. 100¥ per bag.
Hiwasa has a really nice castle perched on an impressive hill. It is well worth the hike up to it. And also you can follow a trail out around the far, ocean, side of the mountain and look out over the vast pacific. Pretty spectacular.
From there we went back down the mountain and over to the beach - turtle free for now - to dip our toes in the Pacific.
Temple 23 is impressive and all of this combined makes Hiwasa a hilight.
We had a lunch of bento from the stalls and shops around Hiwasa station, collected our bags and got back on the train (direct!) to Tokushima, pretty worn out - again - from a day of walking around Hiwasa.
We got back to Tokushima and showed up at the Toyoko Inn again! They had a room - and here was another bonus of getting the Toyoko Inn Membership card - Sundays are 30% off!
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