(Namu-Daishi-henjō-kongō) ["I entrust myself fully to the great teacher Kōbō Daishi"]
Areh? Eh?
Eh... It's not here!
It's gone... eh?!
It's gone! My wallet!
EarthBuri Team Subs presents: ARUKU ARUKU ARUKU ~ Shikoku Henro-dō ~ ("Walk, Walk, Walk: A Shikoku Pilgrimage Journey")
Pilgrimage to the 88 sacred places of Shikoku, a walking pilgrimage...
...to walk 1,400 km (870 miles) in about two months.
Wow... mandarins as an "osettai..." (Osettai = gifts given to pilgrims)
Thank you for the gift.
Only in this pilgrimage, we receive osettai...
Thanks to this (sign on hat) 'Two Pilgrims Practicing Together'*... (*spiritual belief of being accompanied by Kōbō Daishi, monk who propagated Buddhist teachings in Japan)
It is said that Kōbō Daishi is traveling together with the pilgrim. (*spiritual belief of being accompanied by Kōbō Daishi, monk who propagated Buddhist teachings in Japan)
Although, I don't feel such a sign.
It's a walking pilgrim.
- Hello there. - Hello.
Yet... these people..
..they seem to sense Kōbō Daishi around me.
Please have some tea or something with this.
Uwah... ah... wait...
Thank you very much!
Your kindness has touched my heart.
What a splendid culture...
If a pilgrim travels to all 88 sacred places, they say his wish will come true.
I'm a 32 year old single woman...
...who is lost in this maze of life, not knowing what to do next.
(Note: a monk stamps and writes the name and mantra of the temple visited on a pilgrim's nōkyō-chō or book)
I may have no money but I do have plenty of time... (Note: a monk stamps and writes the name and mantra of the temple visited on a pilgrim's nōkyō-chō or book)
For me, this was just perfect...
...so before I realized it, I was walking down the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
- Hello. - Hello.
You've done well. Try to take it slow.
- Goodbye. - Goodbye~.
("Ohenro-san (Pilgrim), please feel free to write in this notebook.")
Because I dated a loser with no job...
My savings are gone and my job as a free-lance writer is doing virtually no business...
All my friends have families of their own...
...I have no one to call when I get drunk.
Well, even if I had someone to call, what will I say anyway?
...that's what my younger sister was whining about. Wishing for her a happy future....
I, as her elder sister, is doing this walking pilgrimage for her.
By the way, today is the 28th day.
"By coming here, I feel like I can see the light now..."
"I feel this pilgrimage has taught me to be strong..."
"...and the weak me has changed."
Really?
" 'Two pilgrims practicing together.' I feel like I am not alone."
Everyone said they've changed...
It's just me... so is everyone else...
Thank you. We slept well last night.
The meals were very good, too. Thank you for accommodating us.
Best of luck to you. Take care.
- Hi there! - Welcome!
I've got mackerel. If you boil it with miso, it'll be delicious.
Mackerel Miso Stew. Sounds great~.
("Ohenro-san, please rest here ~Zenkon Inn")
In a 'Zenkon inn'... a pilgrim is always able to sleep for free..
It's a generous accommodations.
Hello~.
Are these mackerels...?
Uh... Hello.
Would you like something to eat?
Yes.
- You're peeling the skin off too thickly. - I'm sorry.
- You've never done it before, right? - I have.
But... with a peeler though.
- Ah~ what a waste! - Sorry.
Most of the nutrients were in there.
You're doing well. Keep going.
What a waste~.
- Here you go. - Yes.
"Good evening! I am Gotō. Masaoka-san referred me to this place."
Yes, coming!
"You must be tired. Your bag."
- "Yes, yes, right here." - "With your permission..."
"Sorry for arriving out of the blue... Thank you for accommodating me."
Oh~... he was still young.
- He was my son. - Oh... uh...
May I, too?
Thank you so much.
- Your son...huh? - Yes.
- He played the cello? - Yes, he did. He was a professional.
- Come on. Eat, eat! - We'll help ourselves.
Go ahead.
- So good. - Isn't it?
This warm rice...
My first in 20 days.
- What do you usually eat? - Usually?
- Bet you mostly eat out. - ...Yes.
I go to restaurants. But I do eat ramen and bread at home.
- What about rice? - Hmm... I do eat set meals but...
...Not too often... - Oh dear. Rice gives you the most energy.
- Really? - Yes, it does.
How about you, Gotō-san?
My wife was the one who cooked for me.
Until... she passed away last year.
This is her memento.
Oh! She must have been a wonderful wife.
I've retired this year but...
...I never thanked my wife for all those years.
Just when I thought, once I've retired...
...We can have time for just the two of us...
She always said she wanted to go to Hawaii...
....so I wanted to take her.
But I've done nothing for her until the end and...
Gotō-san, c'mon now... Eat up. There, there, okay?
You, too. Come on.
There~.
Eat a lot!
It'll warm you up.
I learned while in a pilgrimage..
...many people are carrying distress in their hearts...
I shouldn't compare mine to the emotional scars and worries of others but..
...it seems...
...my worries are not a big deal to be concerned about.
So fluffy~.
("A Divorce paper")
("Gotō Mikako")
("Mikako")
"I am very sorry. We can not connect a call from this number per recipient's request."
Wow~! It's like breakfast at a hotel.
- Come on, eat well. - Itadakimasu!
Ah... delicious.
But it's amazing, isn't it?
Delicious meals, a place to sleep... all ready and prepared...
...for a complete stranger. It's not something anyone can do.
We really appreciate it.
Obā-chan, why did you decide to set up a 'Zenkon inn'?
Let's see.
I get to have someone to chat with, eat and drink with everyday...
Well, in short, it's fun.
I see. 'Zenkon' means that if you practice generosity and perform good deeds...
...good things will come back to you, too, right?
A lot of good things will come back to you.
- That'll be nice. - Yes.
- So warm~ It's really good. - Really?
The breakfast was delicious. So nice and cozy.
Maybe because the night I spent here was so short but...
Do you mind if I stay here one more night?
- That's fine. Anyone can stay up to two nights. - Oh, I'm glad.
Thank you for accommodating me.
- Take care of yourself, okay? - Yes.
Goodbye.
Do you always see them off?
Not always.
I wonder if she'll see me off tomorrow...
Hello.
Yes.
Oh... are you the elder sister pilgrim?
I saw your written note at Taishi-dō (shrine).
I thought our schedules may meet around here.
So... You're doing this pilgrimage for your younger sister, right?
Well...
Tastes so good~.
You young people love curry rice, don't you?
- Please help yourself to some more. - I will.
- Are you from Tokyo? - Yes.
- Onē-san, you're also from Tokyo, right? - Why do you think so?
- I can tell. - Really...?
What is it that you do?
Oh, sorry for asking too much.
Are you married?
Now you're really asking too much...
You are, aren't you?
So what is your understanding husband doing right now?
He's been assigned overseas.
How about you... What is it that you do?
Uh.. until recently... I was working for a publishing company.
- Do you know the magazine "Boom"? - Eh... "Boom"?
- You know it? - There's a regular column there about B-class restaurants...
...It's nice, I like it. - Seriously?
- I'm the one who thought of that project. - Eh?
You're amazing.
Then what was the name of the tempura-on-rice shop featured recently?
- It had a two page photo spread. - Ah~.
Actually... I don't read it.
Eh? What do you mean?
A senior of mine stole that project idea.
Eh?
I put my idea notes...
...inside my desk drawer.
It got stolen?
I'm happy that my idea was good...
But, I wasn’t happy that it’s not in my name...
I had mixed feelings, and felt troubled...
So eventually, I quit and left.
- It was hard for you, huh? - Well...
It was but it's pathetic.
I see.
Wait a moment.
Obā-chan, what're you doing?
Onē-san, Obā-chan is giving us some wine.
Someone gave it to me.
This wine... It's vintage Bordeaux, isn't it?
Is that good wine?
You know well, don't you?
You're like a host...
...such a good talker and gets to people’s good side so smoothly.
Thanks for the compliment.
- Here you go, Obā-chan. - Yes.
Oh...
Ah~...
- It's lovely, isn't it? - True~.
Hmm~.
I see...
I see it now...
Even if it's my first time to be here, but I feel so calm here...
...it reminds me of my foster parents' home.
Foster parents?
I grew up in a facility.
What kind of folks were your foster parents?
They were super nice people.
But I'm sure it's different than how real parents are.
I wonder if she really believes his story.
Obā-chan~!
Obā-chan?
What's the matter?
- Well, I'm kinda, not feeling right. - Eh?
- Did you catch a cold? - Maybe.
"Obā-chan, I'm going now."
Yes, yes... oof~.
- Are you gonna see him off? - Yes.
Obā-chan!
- Obā-chan... - You're like a child.
Aww... don't cry.
- Take care of yourself. - I will.
- Take care~! - Goodbye~!
Watch out! Look straight ahead!
Come on now!
There!
- Obā-chan, are you okay? - Mm.
- I think you should rest. - You're right.
I will stay one more night. I'm worried about you.
- Sorry about that. - It's okay.
Areh?
That guy...
Hey...
Ouch... what the heck?
- You stole my wallet, didn't you? - What?
I found it where you were sleeping.
Do you have proof that I stole it?
Then, do you wanna go to the police station?
If you don’t know about it then, your fingerprints shouldn’t be on it, right?
Oh... that wallet? It was empty when I found it.
That's why my fingerprints are on it.
What's with that ham acting?
I've seen better acting in an elementary school play.
- Your true nature has come out. - But it's true.
Give me my money back.
- What're you talking about? - Give it back!
I told you... when I picked it up, it was already empty.
- You liar! - It's true!
I swear...I really picked up an empty wallet.
What you've been saying all along were all lies!
Publisher, my ass! Facility, my ass!
Not all of it!
You idiot! I know what you're thinking!
Just because you won't ever see us, you're lying to us!
Just because we won't ever meet, there is something I was able to say, too.
You're the liar!
What 'housewife...' What 'husband assigned overseas...'
At your age... Traveling to find yourself...?
Running from reality... Have you found anything?!
Wait!
Gimme a break!
Gimme a damn break~!
How can you... How can you...
Idiot!
Obā-chan.
You were so kind to that guy yesterday but...
...what he said were lies. - Really?
Isn't that upsetting? Even offering him wine like that.
It's okay.
There is no human being who doesn't lie.
Everyone has different reasons why they do the pilgrimage.
I brought you your food.
Thank you. I'll eat it later.
- Then I'll leave it here. - Okay.
Anyway, the people of Shikoku are such nice folks.
The fish seller wouldn't accept my money...
You wouldn't find this osettai culture in Tokyo.
It's the town's "ichi-go ichi-e.*" (*Treasure every encounter for it may never happen again)
"Ichi-go, ichi-e" huh?
In a long relationship, you'll see the bad side of people...
...and can't always be a nice person either.
I wonder why people always want to be a nice person...
Unconsciously, don't want to be disliked by anyone.
Always want to be liked, I think.
Don't expect anything from anyone.
You're right...
Obā-chan, tell me what you want. I'll be happy to do it for you.
You're dripping with sweat...
Obā-chan was a pilgrim...
("I abandoned my child...")
I know I'm not supposed to read it but..
("He... Ryoji is my only salvation... I was able to live because of him.")
("I think Ryoji has talent in music.")
("What can I do to atone for my sin? Is it to live alone for rest of my life?")
Ah~...
I'm feeling so much better. Thank you.
It was nothing...
What's the matter?
Once I'm done with my pilgrimage...
..I wonder what will I do next?
You'll go back to Tokyo, of course.
I don't want to go back.
Nothing good will happen there anyway.
It's filled with nasty people there...
You said "Ichi-go, ichi-e..." but...
Even people I thought I was really glad to meet...
...but it was only at the beginning.
They'll always betray me...
...and lie to me in the end.
But I’ll only find out about it after the fact...
I feel so stupid...
I feel like an idiot... believing such things.
There is no place for me there.
That's why I came to Shikoku.
Lulu-chan.
You've caught a mouse, huh? Good for you.
- A mouse? - There are many mice around here.
- There, can you get rid of it? - No... I can't, I can't...
You said you'd do anything, right?
Were you lying?
But you're a liar, too?
- What do you mean? - I know it because...
I felt it...
It was a lie when you said you run a Zenkon Inn because it's fun to have people here.
I can't take it anymore... I really can't...
Come.
Over here.
This place...
...it's called the blood-stained pond. - Eh?
It's a legendary pond.
It lets you get over anything and everything.
Oh...
Everyone has something they want to scream about.
They just don't tell that to the others.
Scream out "gyaah~"!
Whatever it is you want to scream, scream it all you want. Okay?
You see, I failed in my marriage.
I didn't get along with my mother-in-law, and everyday was so hard.
It was so hard...
I left my son there and ran away.
I'm the one who abandoned him but I wanted to see him...
...so I went to see him.
Once I saw his face...
I couldn't leave by myself so...
I took him with me.
Then, what happened afterwards?
My mother-in-law came after us, she got hit by a car and died.
Everyone is hiding something...
(�I abandoned my child��)
("What can I do to atone for my sin?")
It's not just you.
I...
...I really thought we could have a happy life together!
Generally, I'm not...
...someone who can easily get duped by such a man!
Trusting men's "I love yous"...
...and keep handing over my money... I'm not stupid like that!
Make a man think it's okay to hurt me...
I'm not that naive!
Good morning.
Thank you for everything.
Hurry up and get going.
Okay.
From here, I'm thinking of going to the festival.
It'll be exciting.
Where did you stay yesterday?
Kimura-san's Obā-chan's Zenkon Inn.
Ah~ Kimura-san.
Somehow I feel so refreshed. Maybe because I went to the blood-stained pond.
- Blood-stained pond? - It's behind the hill.
She took me to that legendary pond over there.
Legendary... I've never heard of such a legendary pond.
There is just a pond behind the hill.
Eh...
- Excuse me. - Yes?
Do you play the cello?
Yes. Have you heard me play before?
- Yes. - I'm here for a concert. That's why I'm in Shikoku.
Oh, right. Here's a flyer from my concert.
If you feel up for it...
Wait!
Uhm... why did you come here to Ehime?
I'm sure, Obā-chan...
...In order to come to terms with the reality that she could not see her beloved son...
In order to make a fresh start in life...
...she told herself that he is dead...
By doing so...
By doing so, she can keep on living.
("Tokyo Himawari Children's Facility Principal Tsukamoto")
It is difficult to truly know other people.
("Mikako")
Yes, hello?
It is even more difficult to know yourself.
Obā-chan...
Encounters..
...and farewells...
In life, there are all sorts of events..
You'll worry about everything...
But the answer you can truly be satisfied with is so hard to find.
But...
Now, for the first time, I thought this scenery is beautiful.
Thanks for the food!
That's why I will...
Walk...walk...walk.
Ohenro-san~!
- For you. - Eh? For me?
- Thank you! - Bye-bye!
Translations: danburi earthcolors
Editing: earthcolors
Spot translator, Retiming and QC: danburi
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