While SY was having a glittering sky full of fireworks on the Chinese New Year eve in Sibu, some of the people around the world sent sms greetings. I personally received quite a number during that night. This has been happening since few years ago. In previous years I would send the greeting but this year kinda lazy. Waiting for the rest to send. Then only reply on the second day. One replied said it was too late; all the prosperity has been taken. Well, better late than none. As this year is the year of rat, so the sms greeting will have at least one rat word (in Mandarin). Then it came like rat, rat, rat......happy new year etc.
After a good rest, I departed for Hosshimon-oji. The hotel provided free transit to the Hongu area, so I saved some time waiting for the bus. The plan for the day was a 7 km walk from Hosshimon-oji to Oyunohara. Since my next lodging was in the Yunomine Onsen area, I decided to add an extra walk from Oyunohara to Yunomine Onsen, which was about 2.2 km. At Hosshimon-oji, the trail is essentially a connecting route to the Takijiri trail. The previous stamping station was about 800 meters from Hosshimon-oji, so I made a detour to Inohana-oji. That detour added approximately 1.6 km to my journey, taking about 30 minutes or more. From Hosshimon-oji (after detouring via Inohana-oji), I started walking toward Hongu Taisha, which was about a 2.5-hour walk. Along the way, I stopped to rest and take photos. It was quite a leisurely walk. Part of the trail is paved, while the rest consists of forest paths lined with cypress trees (I guess). By the time I reached the town around Hongu Taisha, it w...
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