I set off on my journey on the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage route.
I set off on my journey on the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage route.
Back in Japan for the first time in a while.
This week I've had a few conversations along these lines: "I'm actually going to Japan for a month" "Oh wow, for a holiday?" "Yea kinda, a cycle holiday" "....Oh, um, is that a holiday!?" Every time someone expresses surprise at my plans it's hard not to feel a tiny bit of doubt that this is …