Late September, as the golden rice paddies are harvested the season of festival starts. All over Japan, the tradition is to carry mikoshi (sacred palanquin of god) around the shrine to celebrate and t
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After you climb the 365 stone stairs of the approach of Kotohira, there will be no shop or vendor. From the gate of the Konpira shrine the place is sacred and all business has been prohibited in this
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The Shikoku Pilgrimage starts from the Tokushima prefecture, and goes through the Kochi and Ehime prefectures, to ends in the Kagawa prefecture. There are lots of temples in this area. However, not on
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Walking the Shikoku Pilgrimage, you will encounter Sekisho temples (checkpoint temple) in each prefecture of Tokushima, Kochi, Ehime, and Kagawa. Sekisho temples are places where Kobo Daishi makes a j
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In Japan, the passage of time and the changing of the seasons is felt through the blooming of different flowers. As the Plum blossoms (UME) finish blooming, it is time for the Cherry blossoms (SAKURA)
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During the Nara period, it said that a Chinese monk offered three treasures to Kohuku-ji (Nara city). Two of the three treasures are actually exhibited in the National Treasure Museum of Kohuku-ji, wh
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Pilgrims (Henro in Japanese) have special expectation on Okuboji, known as the last of the Shikoku pilgrimage’s 88 temples, since their long journey finishes at this temple. From the end of October to
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