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Forum on Shikoku pilgrimage held in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A forum to commemorate the 1,200th year from the opening of the Shikoku temple pilgrimage route on western Japan's Shikoku Island is held in Kochi on Sept. 5, 2014.

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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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Manjusri image at Chikurin-ji temple unveiled for 1st time in 50 years

KOCHI, Japan - "Monju Bosatsu, " an image of Manjusri, sitting atop a roaring lion, which symbolizes the powerful voice of Buddhist Law and the power of Buddhism to overcome all obstacles, goes on display to the public on April 25, 2014 for the first time in 50 years at Chikurin-ji, a Shingon temple in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan. The temple is number 31 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage said to be launched by Kukai, a renowned monk also known as Kobo Daishi, 1,200 years ago. The display is open to the public through May 25. (Pool photo by Kochi Shimbun).

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Korean guide on racist slurs

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken in December 2013 in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, shows Choi Sang Hee of South Korea, the first non-Japanese woman to qualify as a guide for an 88-temple pilgrimage course on western Japan's Shikoku Island. In a phone interview on the night of April 10, 2014, regarding the recent posting of racist signs possibly targeting her trail marker stickers on the pilgrimage routes, Choi said she is perplexed by the issue but still loves the Japanese people.

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Racist stickers found along pilgrimage trail

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2014, in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, shows a rest station along the 88-temple pilgrimage course known as Shikoku Henro, on Shikoku Island, western Japan, where an anti-Korean sticker has been posted. The messages found there and other rest stations call on hikers to "Protect our precious pilgrimage route from Korean hands," the stations' managers said.

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Hut with roof like straw hat for Awa Odori dance

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - People in this undated photo take a break under a hut, built in the city of Tokushima, with a roof designed to look like a straw hat worn by women dancers in the local Awa Odori Festival. The hut was designed by architect Ichiyo Uta who designs rest huts for people taking part in "Shikoku O-Henro," or the Shikoku Pilgrimage on Shikoku Island.

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Spanish envoy on pilgrimage in Japan

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Spanish Ambassador to Japan Miguel Angel Navarro Portera walks on the Shikoku Pilgrimage route in Matsuyama, western Japan, on Oct. 31, 2013.

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Kan on pilgrimage

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan poses for a photo in Muroto, Kochi Prefecture, in July 2004 during a pilgrimage of 88 Buddhist temples in the Shikoku area, western Japan. Kan, who was named prime minister on June 4, 2010, had a shaved head and made the pilgrimage after he stepped down as Democratic Party of Japan leader for failing to pay pension premiums.

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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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Japanese lute player starts pilgrimage of 88 temples

Gessui Kuroda plays a Japanese lute at Okubo Temple in the southwestern Japan city of Sanuki on July 13, 2016, at the start of her pilgrimage to 88 temples in Shikoku, one of Japan's main islands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pop group members talk about pilgrimage route in Shikoku, west Japan

Members of the popular Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48 hailing from the western Japanese main island of Shikoku talk about their experiences in the "henro" pilgrimage route during an event held at a temple in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 31, 2015, to arouse public interest in a campaign to register the route as a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pop group performs at temple to aid bid for UNESCO heritage campaign

Members of the popular Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48 perform at a temple in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 31, 2015, as part of an event to arouse public interest in a campaign to register the "henro" pilgrimage route on the western Japanese main island of Shikoku as a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Shikoku pilgrimage booming among foreign visitors

Albert Kirch (R) from Basel, Switzerland, and Mikio Nakaoka from Osaka pose for a photo during their visit to Ishite-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2016, as they go around the Shikoku pilgrimage route. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shikoku pilgrimage booming among foreign visitors

Max Kornek (L), a Dutch student at a university in Tokyo, poses for a photo along with his parents Peter and Maria, during their visit to Ishite-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2016, as they go around the Shikoku pilgrimage route. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man proposes tour of 88 treasure spots on Shikoku Island

Tetsuya Sato, president of a liquor retailer in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, points his finger on Oct. 5, 2015, in the direction of Ozuchi Island (L, back) in the Seto Inland Sea. Sato has mapped out a tour of 88 spots on Shikoku Island that have myths and historical backgrounds concerning money and treasure, similar to the 88-temple pilgrimage route. The uninhabited island of Ozuchi is the No. 78 spot where a pirate clan's treasure-trove is said to remain buried. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kagawa Pref. signs cooperation pact with Spain's Galicia

Governor Keizo Hamada of Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, signs an agreement on cooperation with Premier Alberto Nunez Feijoo of Spain's Galicia autonomous region in Santiago de Compostela on Sept. 1, 2015. The accord calls for a bilateral partnership regarding Japan's bid to seek UNESCO World Cultural Heritage registration of its 88-temple pilgrimage route on the smallest main island of Shikoku that comprises Kagawa and three other prefectures. Santiago de Compostela, the final destination of a Christian pilgrimage route, is already listed on the World Heritage register. (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)

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Kan on pilgrimage

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan poses for a photo in Muroto, Kochi Prefecture, in July 2004 during a pilgrimage of 88 Buddhist temples in the Shikoku area, western Japan. Kan, who was named prime minister on June 4, 2010, had a shaved head and made the pilgrimage after he stepped down as Democratic Party of Japan leader for failing to pay pension premiums. (Kyodo)

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Forum on Shikoku pilgrimage held in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A forum to commemorate the 1,200th year from the opening of the Shikoku temple pilgrimage route on western Japan's Shikoku Island is held in Kochi on Sept. 5, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Shikoku pilgrimage

Photo taken April 19, 2020, shows Okubo-ji temple in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, one of the famed pilgrimage spots on the 88-temple "Shikoku Henro" route. Most of the temples in Shikoku island have stopped offering temple stamps, which pilgrims collect as proof of passage, to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shikoku pilgrimage

A woman chants sutras at Ichinomiya-ji temple in Takamastu in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, one of the famed pilgrimage spots on the 88-temple "Shikoku Henro" route, on April 18, 2020. Most of the temples in Shikoku island have stopped offering temple stamps, which pilgrims collect as proof of passage, to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo