Must have
I did the pilgrimage in 2025 camping and the app was useful for everything. Providing critical information regarding routes, places and temples. It has a ginormous amount of filters to tick for a variety of info to appear in your map. I greatly recommend it for anyone interested in the pilgrimage.
The best
I hiked the pilgrimage the first year this app was available and was lucky enough to use it from the very beginning alongside my guidebook. I still get a good feeling when I see the convenience store icon on the map which I occasionally open from time to time to remember my pilgrimage. Being able to choose amongst a couple of different routes for each day gave me confidence. I still used the guidebook and sometimes opened other maps on my phone, but Henro Helper was my constant companion and it was so reassuring to zoom in and make sure I was on the route in confusing areas. Love it! No notes!
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A new paradigm for pilgrims
Thank you for this app! Sadly I only learned of this app while already on the henro michi. After discovering this app I rarely consulted the guide book. Next pilgrimage I will only use guidebook for planning from home. Using this app fully replaces need to carry that book, especially as there are so many presumably abandoned copies to be found in lodgings along the route for reference.
Same for carrying Dunskas' hiking guide. Again, a book every pilgrim should own and study at home. But having this app made it unnecessary to carry the above mentioned books.
Suggestions to make this even better: Please allow for other base maps and or satellite imagery. I found I had to keep other mapping applications open as reference. This is especially the case for mountainous sections of the Henro Michi in that it would be helpful to see the proposed path on a proper contour map.
And how to contact the developer to report discrepancies and current conditions? The section between Tsukiyama jinja and Hotel Bellreaf is in a dangerous condition with some sections of the trail eroded away which required me to traverse near vertical wall using rock climbing technique. This section should be marked in purple and the level of danger advertised. Fortunately it is not on the regular henro michi and likely few people will use this route, but advance warning is in order. My next visit I will be sure to make notes at the pilgrim hut.
Along with the Henro.org interactive map showing lodgings and other sites of interest these two digital guides made my pilgrimage from November and December 2024 much easier to negotiate. Arigato gozaimasu!
October 2025: Thank you for the updates! Especially love the ability to use topo base map as well the addition of okunoin. I'm a sucker for an out of the way detour through mountains to find okunoin!
Same for carrying Dunskas' hiking guide. Again, a book every pilgrim should own and study at home. But having this app made it unnecessary to carry the above mentioned books.
Suggestions to make this even better: Please allow for other base maps and or satellite imagery. I found I had to keep other mapping applications open as reference. This is especially the case for mountainous sections of the Henro Michi in that it would be helpful to see the proposed path on a proper contour map.
And how to contact the developer to report discrepancies and current conditions? The section between Tsukiyama jinja and Hotel Bellreaf is in a dangerous condition with some sections of the trail eroded away which required me to traverse near vertical wall using rock climbing technique. This section should be marked in purple and the level of danger advertised. Fortunately it is not on the regular henro michi and likely few people will use this route, but advance warning is in order. My next visit I will be sure to make notes at the pilgrim hut.
Along with the Henro.org interactive map showing lodgings and other sites of interest these two digital guides made my pilgrimage from November and December 2024 much easier to negotiate. Arigato gozaimasu!
October 2025: Thank you for the updates! Especially love the ability to use topo base map as well the addition of okunoin. I'm a sucker for an out of the way detour through mountains to find okunoin!
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現在位置がずれている
オフラインで歩き遍路のルートを示す極めてすぐれたアプリだったが、バージョンアップと端末の相性なのか、他の地図アプリでは正しい現在位置を示すのに、このアプリではかなりずれてしまっていて正直使い物にならない。とても残念
完璧で不思議なアプリ
歩き遍路で大変重宝しました。
本当に非の打ち所がないくらいに歩き遍路に必要な情報が分かりやすく見れます。
こちらは英語による外国人向けのアプリであって、なぜ日本の文化であるお遍路で日本語で書かれた日本人向けの同じようなアプリが存在しないのか不思議でなりません。
外国人の感性だからこのようなアプリを開発できるのでしょうか？
日本人で誰もこのようなアプリの開発に着手しないのは何だか悲しいですね。
日本人でも大変使いやすいアプリですごくオススメします。
本当に非の打ち所がないくらいに歩き遍路に必要な情報が分かりやすく見れます。
こちらは英語による外国人向けのアプリであって、なぜ日本の文化であるお遍路で日本語で書かれた日本人向けの同じようなアプリが存在しないのか不思議でなりません。
外国人の感性だからこのようなアプリを開発できるのでしょうか？
日本人で誰もこのようなアプリの開発に着手しないのは何だか悲しいですね。
日本人でも大変使いやすいアプリですごくオススメします。
