Goodbye Totsukawa –  March 22, 2025 

  • Location:  Totsukawa > Kōyasan > Kasihara City 
  • Weather:  55-65° / sunny with winds 2-10 mph 

OVERVIEW 

  1. DRIVE:  1h 15m from Totsukawa to Namiyo’s ceremonial tea friend Yoshiko’s house in Gojo
  2. DRIVE:  20m from Gojo to Kōyasan 
  3. TOUR: Kōyasan
  4. DRIVE: 1h 30m from Kōyasan to Kasihara City 
  5. SLEEP: Namiyo & Saburo’s daughter Noriko’s home in Kasihara City. (granddaughter Akane, and grandson Yuma)

Saying goodbye to Totsukawa home. 

Namiyo and Saburo’s house from garden view.
Plum trees in bloom.
Home shrine.
Namiyo and Saburo’s home from street level.

4 thoughts on “Goodbye Totsukawa –  March 22, 2025 ”

  1. Dear Linda,
    Your ability to bridge the cultural gap is so evident; it must be such a rich experience. I just finished the Cville 10 miler, perfect weather, with Peggy pacing me I had a tiny 14 second time improvement from last year!
    Sincerely,
    Bill

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    1. I love to have visited three sections of Totsukawa. My first impression was it only had a civic building with a library and a health center. ~linda

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