MY FEET HURT 
MY BACK HURTS 
EVERYTHING HURTS 
WHY IS THAT? 
I THOUGHT THE NAKAHECHI TRAIL 
WAS BEGINNER-FRIENDLY 
“WALK IT OFF 
DON’T BE LAZY” 
KUMANO KODO 
BIG NO-NO 
IT’S MEANT FOR BEARS 
READ THE KANJI 
IS THIS THE ROAD TO SOME SHRINES 
OR THE UNDERWORLD? 
I SURE DO FEEL LIKE 
I’M IN THE OLD WORLD 
THIS SACRED JOURNEY 
MIGHT MAKE ME RELIGIOUS 
A HARDCORE ATHEIST 
PRAYING TO JESUS 
SAVE ME, GODS, 
SHINTO AND ALL 
THIS IS HELL 
KAMIKAZE.