It had been raining since the morning of April 13th, but we headed to Century Miki Golf Club, located at 135 degrees north-south, in our friend Minami’s car.

First, we pray to En no Gyoja and Fudo-myoo, which stand by the roadside at the entrance to the golf course. Praying to this sublime thing that villagers have been praying to for over 1000 years, makes us fell as if we body has been purified.

We were surprised at the size of the golf course! The clubhouse looks like a restaurant in a luxury hotel.

Afterwards, the staff from the golf course took us in a cart to the waterfall where Fudomyoo stands and the prayer hall of En no Gyoja on the premises.

This prayer hall has an underground passageway designed to allow people in the neighborhood to pray from outside the golf course. These considerations are extremely important..

At the kind invitation of Yoko Tatematsu, the golf course’s director, we were treated to an exquisite kaiseki meal, and had lively conversations about Kukai, En no Gyoja, Japanese gods, and mysterious Japan.

As Shiozawa introduced the work “Kukai Loves and Dragon” to Tatematsu-san and we talked in depth about Kukai’s achievements, the beautiful mountains after the rain came into view outside the window. Today was a very meaningful day for us.