The original plan was to take a boat through the Genkai Sea to Karatsu.   However, the waves in the Genkai Sea were rough, so they changed the  plan to head Hakata through Hakata Bay. They stayed in Hakata and took a rest after a long time.

26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 31…の続きを読む

  There were 24 martyrs when they started Kyoto, but two more martyrs were added in Shimonoseki, then became 26 martyrs in total.   The route of this day was from Karato in Shimonoseki to Kokura in Kitakyushu. Rode on the boat at Karato, and transfer to Dairi in Kitakyushu         Karato    Kanmon Strait        Dairi They landed at Dairi and walked 6 km along the coastline of Kanmon Strait to Kokura, where was the place to stay.      It is said that they stayed around Kokura Castle.  

26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 27…の続きを読む