Walking the Pilgrimage (2~17, Jan, 2010, Wakayama, Japan)
Environmental ethics enables us to find appropriate ways to articulate ecosystem values, which calls for nonlinear complex thinking beyond traditional scientific methods. Today, while the devastating effects of the anthropogenic climate crisis are clear, rich and diverse means exist for knowing, understanding, valuing the world and taking action. This calls for a powerful coalition of science, ecohumanities and arts with a solid foundation in environmental ethics. Through this course, we wish to learn and also communicate a profound humbleness and appreciation of the Planet Earth: “to underscore our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known (Carl Sagan)".

Jan 5



Leaving the heavenly Takahara, we set off our 9.3km hike mostly on the ridge to Chikatsuyu. Today's trail was a lot gentler than yesterday, some undulations but kind ones. Gentle sunshine warmed our trail with soft pine needles. Gyuba-doji, a statue of young emperor riding horse and cow, is the face of Nakaheji Trail just above Chikatsuyu village. Tomorrow we'll take a challenge of 24km to the Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine and then onto the Yunomine Onsen, the oldest hot spring spa in Japan. It also include Tsubo-yu, the only world heritage listed hot spring.

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