Ep. 172
Hell Hill and the Heavenly Shrine
📅 July 17, 1979🕐 25 min
Synopsis
Traveling through Kyushu toward Dazaifu, Ikkyū's group encounters Hell Hill—a notoriously steep and treacherous pass where pulling carts is exhausting labor. Using intelligence, Ikkyū helps them climb and descend with ease. What's his method? Also, what secret plan does Ikkyū devise to slim down the portly merchant Yatahei?