The kongō-zue or kongō-jō (金剛杖) is the wooden staff carried by yamabushi and the henro or pilgrim on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage in Japan. The kongō-zue is said to represent the body of Kōbō Daishi and to support the henro along the way; as such it is treated with respect, having its 'feet' washed and being brought inside at the end of each day's journey.[1][2] It is inscribed with the chant Namu-Daishi-Henjō-Kongō and 'Dōgyō-Ninin' or 'We two pilgrims together'.[3] By another tradition it is carried aloft when crossing a bridge so that it does not touch the ground and wake Kōbō Daishi.[2] Pilgrims leave their Kongō-zue at Ōkubo-ji, the final temple, when completing the circuit.[2] There is an occasional funerary practice in Shikoku and other parts of Japan whereby the deceased are dressed as a pilgrim and placed in the casket along with a tsue and nōkyō-chō for their final journey.[1]