Shikoku Pilgrimage
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The Shikoku Pilgrimage (四国遍路 Shikoku Henro?) is a pilgrimage of eighty-eight temples on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is believed all eighty-eight temples were visited by the famous Buddhist monk Kūkai, who was born in Zentsūji, Shikoku in 774. However, Kūkai only mentions visiting two of them in his own extant writings. In addition to the eighty-eight "official" temples of the pilgrimage, there are over 200 bangai - temples not considered part of the official eighty-eight. In order to complete the pilgrimage, it is not necessary to visit the temples in order; in some cases it is even considered lucky to travel in reverse order. The pilgrimage is traditionally completed on foot, but modern pilgrims will use cars, taxis, buses, bicycles, or motorcycles. The walking course is approximately 1,200km long and can take anywhere from 30 to 60 days to complete. Pilgrims who visit all of the temples are known as o-henro-san (お遍路さん) and are often recognizable by their white clothing, sedge hats, and walking sticks. Many pilgrims begin and complete the journey by visiting Mount Kōya in Wakayama Prefecture, which was settled by Kūkai and remains the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. The 21km walking trail up to Koya-san still exists, but most pilgrims use the train.
In addition to the main pilgrimage on the island of Shikoku, there are miniature versions of the pilgrimage north of Takamatsu on the island of Shōdoshima, and on the grounds of Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto.
[edit] The 88 Temples
| No. | Temple | City/Town/Village | Prefecture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryōzenji (霊山寺) | Naruto | Tokushima |
| 2 | Gokurakuji (極楽寺) | Naruto | Tokushima |
| 3 | Konsenji (金泉寺) | Itano | Tokushima |
| 4 | Dainichiji (大日寺) | Itano | Tokushima |
| 5 | Jizōji (地蔵寺) | Itano | Tokushima |
| 6 | Anrakuji (安楽寺) | Kamiita | Tokushima |
| 7 | Jūrakuji (十楽寺) | Awa | Tokushima |
| 8 | Kumataniji (熊谷寺) | Awa | Tokushima |
| 9 | Hōrinji (法輪寺) | Awa | Tokushima |
| 10 | Kirihataji (切幡寺) | Awa | Tokushima |
| 11 | Fujiidera (藤井寺) | Yoshinogawa | Tokushima |
| 12 | Shōzanji (焼山寺) | Kamiyama | Tokushima |
| 13 | Dainichiji (大日寺) | Tokushima | Tokushima |
| 14 | Jōrakuji (常楽寺) | Tokushima | Tokushima |
| 15 | Kokubunji (国分寺) | Tokushima | Tokushima |
| 16 | Kan'onji (観音寺) | Tokushima | Tokushima |
| 17 | Idoji (井戸寺) | Tokushima | Tokushima |
| 18 | Onzanji (恩山寺) | Komatsushima | Tokushima |
| 19 | Tatsueji (立江寺) | Komatsushima | Tokushima |
| 20 | Kakurinji (鶴林寺) | Katsuura | Tokushima |
| 21 | Tairyūji (太竜寺) | Anan | Tokushima |
| 22 | Byōdōji (平等寺) | Anan | Tokushima |
| 23 | Yakuōji (薬王寺) | Minami | Tokushima |
| 24 | Hotsumisakiji (最御崎寺) | Muroto | Kōchi |
| 25 | Shinshōji (津照寺) | Muroto | Kōchi |
| 26 | Kongōchōji (金剛頂寺) | Muroto | Kōchi |
| 27 | Kōnomineji (神峰寺) | Yasuda | Kōchi |
| 28 | Dainichiji (大日寺) | Konan | Kōchi |
| 29 | Kokubunji (国分寺) | Nankoku | Kōchi |
| 30 | Zenrakuji (善楽寺) | Kōchi | Kōchi |
| 31 | Chikurinji (竹林寺) | Kōchi | Kōchi |
| 32 | Zenjibuji (禅師峰寺) | Nankoku | Kōchi |
| 33 | Sekkeiji (雪蹊寺) | Kōchi | Kōchi |
| 34 | Tanemaji (種間寺) | Haruno | Kōchi |
| 35 | Kiyotakiji (清滝寺) | Tosa | Kōchi |
| 36 | Shōryūji (青竜寺) | Tosa | Kōchi |
| 37 | Iwamotoji (岩本寺) | Shimanto | Kōchi |
| 38 | Kongōfukuji (金剛福寺) | Tosashimizu | Kōchi |
| 39 | Enkōji (延光寺) | Sukumo | Kōchi |
| 40 | Kanjizaiji (観自在寺) | Ainan | Ehime |
| 41 | Ryūkōji (竜光寺) | Uwajima | Ehime |
| 42 | Butsumokuji (佛木寺) | Uwajima | Ehime |
| 43 | Meisekiji (明石寺) | Seiyo | Ehime |
| 44 | Daihōji (大宝寺) | Kumakōgen | Ehime |
| 45 | Iwayaji (岩屋寺) | Kumakōgen | Ehime |
| 46 | Jōruriji (浄瑠璃寺) | Matsuyama | Ehime |
| 47 | Yasakaji (八坂寺) | Matsuyama | Ehime |
| 48 | Sairinji (西林寺) | Matsuyama | Ehime |
| 49 | Jōdoji (浄土寺) | Matsuyama | Ehime |
| 50 | Hantaji (繁多寺) | Matsuyama | Ehime |
| 51 | Ishiteji (石手寺) | Matsuyama | Ehime |
| 52 | Taizanji (太山寺) | Matsuyama | Ehime |
| 53 | Enmyōji (円明寺) | Matsuyama | Ehime |
| 54 | Enmeiji (延命寺) | Imabari | Ehime |
| 55 | Nankōbō (南光坊) | Imabari | Ehime |
| 56 | Taisanji (泰山寺) | Imabari | Ehime |
| 57 | Eifukuji (栄福寺) | Imabari | Ehime |
| 58 | Sen'yūji (仙遊寺) | Imabari | Ehime |
| 59 | Kokubunji (国分寺) | Imabari | Ehime |
| 60 | Yokomineji (横峰寺) | Saijō | Ehime |
| 61 | Kōonji (香園寺) | Saijō | Ehime |
| 62 | Hōjuji (宝寿寺) | Saijō | Ehime |
| 63 | Kichijōji (吉祥寺) | Saijō | Ehime |
| 64 | Maegamiji (前神寺) | Saijō | Ehime |
| 65 | Sankakuji (三角寺) | Shikokuchūō | Ehime |
| 66 | Unpenji (雲辺寺) | Miyoshi | Tokushima |
| 67 | Daikōji (大興寺) | Mitoyo | Kagawa |
| 68 | Jinnein (神恵院) | Kan'onji | Kagawa |
| 69 | Kan'onji (観音寺) | Kan'onji | Kagawa |
| 70 | Motoyamaji (本山寺) | Mitoyo | Kagawa |
| 71 | Iyadaniji (弥谷寺) | Mitoyo | Kagawa |
| 72 | Mandaraji (曼荼羅寺) | Zentsūji | Kagawa |
| 73 | Shusshakaji (出釈迦寺) | Zentsūji | Kagawa |
| 74 | Kōyamaji (甲山寺) | Zentsūji | Kagawa |
| 75 | Zentsūji (善通寺) | Zentsūji | Kagawa |
| 76 | Konzōji (金倉寺) | Zentsūji | Kagawa |
| 77 | Dōryūji (道隆寺) | Tadotsu | Kagawa |
| 78 | Gōshōji (郷照寺) | Utazu | Kagawa |
| 79 | Tennōji (天皇寺) | Sakaide | Kagawa |
| 80 | Kokubunji (国分寺) | Takamatsu | Kagawa |
| 81 | Shiromineji (白峯寺) | Sakaide | Kagawa |
| 82 | Negoroji (根香寺) | Takamatsu | Kagawa |
| 83 | Ichinomiyaji (一宮寺) | Takamatsu | Kagawa |
| 84 | Yashimaji (屋島寺) | Takamatsu | Kagawa |
| 85 | Yakuriji (八栗寺) | Takamatsu | Kagawa |
| 86 | Shidoji (志度寺) | Sanuki | Kagawa |
| 87 | Nagaoji (長尾寺) | Sanuki | Kagawa |
| 88 | Ōkuboji (大窪寺) | Sanuki | Kagawa |
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