Goshoji, the 78th temple of Shikoku Pilgrimage, is located in the south of Utazucho in Kagawa prefecture, on a higher terrain at the foot of Aonoyama mountain looking like a lighthouse illuminating th
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Japan is composed of four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku which is the smallest one. Kamoda cape in Tokushima (the easternmost), Sada cape in Ehime (the westernmost), Ashizuri cape
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The Shikoku Pilgrimage includes 88 temples to visit, completing the journey through all the temples is called Kechigan(結願). Besides, some pilgrims go back to the first temple from the last temple, thi
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When strolling in the Kagawa’ streets, you are more likely to find Sanuki Udon shops and restaurants instead of convenience stores and ramen restaurants so loved by foreign tourists. According to the
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In Japan, people started to believe in the Seven Lucky Gods during the Kamakura period (1185-1333). The faith then grew up quickly through the prosperous business area of the Muromachi period (1338-15
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Yashima, located at the east side of Takamatsu city in Kagawa prefecture, was in the Edo period a lava plateau island looking like a roof, so people named it as “roof-island”. As salt farms started an
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Tawa shrine, a Shikinai-sha shrine (shrines listed in the Engishiki, a Japanese book about laws and customs), is located at Shido area of Sanuki city in Kagawa prefecture. The shakaku (社格,shrine ranki
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