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Bicycle relay along Shikoku pilgrimage route starts

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Riders depart from Zentsuji temple in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, at the start of a bicycle relay along the famous Shikoku pilgrimage of 88 sites in western Japan on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Pilgrimage popular among Japan's aging baby-boomers

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Pilgrimage has become a popular pastime among Japan's aging baby-boomers, particularly those who are leading a retired life. Photo shows pilgrims at Ryozenji, a Buddhist temple in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, the first stop of the 88 traditional pilgrimage sites in Shikoku.

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53 pilgrimage points picked in 4 quake-affected prefectures

Civic group co-leader Kaori Niitsuma announces on Feb. 4, 2015, a list of 53 places in the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori, ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as "pilgrimage sites" following the example of an 88-temple pilgrimage route in Shikoku, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pilgrimate popular among Japan's aging baby-boomers

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Pilgrimage has become a popular pastime among Japan's aging baby-boomers, particularly those who are leading a retired life. Photo shows pilgrims at Ryozenji, a Buddhist temple in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, the first stop of the 88 traditional pilgrimage sites in Shikoku. (Kyodo)