Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage

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The Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage is a famous Buddhist circuit on Japan’s Shikoku Island in which pilgrims visit 88 temples associated with the monk Kūkai, often traveling on foot over hundreds of kilometers.

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Shikoku Henro 1
Shikoku hachijūhakkasho 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist pilgrimage
cultural tradition
religious route
alsoKnownAs Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
surface form: Shikoku hachijūhakkasho

Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
surface form: Shikoku henro
approximateDistance about 1200 kilometers
associatedSchool Shingon Buddhism
associatedWith Kobo Daishi
surface form: Kōbō Daishi

Kūkai
attracts domestic pilgrims
international pilgrims
country Japan
culturalRegion Shikoku NERFINISHED
endingTemple Ōkuboji
followsCoastlineOf Shikoku Island NERFINISHED
hasPart Temple 10: Kirihataji
Temple 11: Fujidera
Temple 12: Shōsanji
Temple 13: Dainichiji
Temple 14: Jōrakuji
Kokubunji
surface form: Temple 15: Kokubunji

Temple 16: Kanonji
Temple 17: Idoji
Temple 18: Onzanji
Temple 19: Tatsueji
Temple 1: Ryōzenji
Temple 20: Kakurinji
Temple 21: Tairyuji
Temple 22: Byōdōji
Temple 23: Yakuōji
Temple 24: Hotsumisakiji
Temple 25: Shinshōji
Temple 26: Kongōchōji
Temple 27: Kōnomineji
Temple 28: Dainichiji
Temple 29: Kokubunji
Temple 2: Gokurakuji
Temple 30: Zenrakuji
Temple 31: Chikurinji
Temple 32: Zenjibuji
Temple 33: Sekkeiji
Temple 34: Tanemaji
Temple 35: Kiyotakiji
Temple 36: Shōryūji
Temple 37: Iwamotoji
Temple 38: Kongōfukuji
Temple 39: Enkōji
Temple 3: Konsenji
Temple 40: Kanjizaiji
Temple 41: Ryūkōji
Temple 42: Butsumokuji
Temple 43: Meisekiji
Temple 44: Daihōji
Temple 45: Iwayaji
Temple 46: Jōruriji
Temple 47: Yasakaji
Temple 48: Sairinji
Temple 49: Jōdoji
Temple 4: Dainichiji
Temple 50: Hantaji
Temple 51: Ishiteji
Temple 52: Taisanji
Temple 53: Enmyōji
Temple 54: Enmeiji
Temple 55: Nankōbō
Temple 56: Taizanjiji
Temple 57: Eifukuji
Temple 58: Senyūji
Temple 59: Kokubunji
Temple 5: Jizōji
Temple 60: Yokomineji
Temple 61: Kōonji
Temple 62: Hōjuji
Temple 63: Kisekiji
Temple 64: Maegamiji
Temple 65: Sankakuji
Temple 66: Unpenji
Temple 67: Daikōji
Temple 68: Jinnein
Temple 69: Kannonji
Temple 6: Anrakuji
Temple 70: Motoyamaji
Temple 71: Iyadaniji
Temple 72: Mandaraji
Temple 73: Shusshakaji
Temple 74: Kōyamaiji
Temple 75: Zentsūji
Temple 76: Konshōji
Temple 77: Dōryūji
Temple 78: Goshoji
Tennoji
surface form: Temple 79: Tennoji

Temple 7: Jūrakuji
Temple 80: Kokubunji
Temple 81: Shiromineji
Temple 82: Negoroji
Temple 83: Ichinomiyaji
Temple 84: Yashimaji
Temple 85: Yakuriji
Temple 86: Shidoji
Temple 87: Nagaoji
Temple 88: Ōkuboji
Temple 8: Kumadaniji
Temple 9: Hōrinji
language Japanese
locatedIn Japan
Shikoku NERFINISHED
mainIsland Shikoku NERFINISHED
numberOfTemples 88
regionCovered Ehime Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kōchi Prefecture NERFINISHED
Tokushima Prefecture NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
shape circular route
startingTemple Ryōzenji
theme ascetic practice
spiritual discipline
traditionalPilgrimAttire sedge hat
white clothing
traditionalPilgrimItem kongōzue staff
typicalTravelMode on foot

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Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage alsoKnownAs Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
this entity surface form: Shikoku henro
Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage alsoKnownAs Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
this entity surface form: Shikoku hachijūhakkasho
Shikoku hasPilgrimage Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
this entity surface form: Shikoku Henro
Shikoku knownFor Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
Kobo Daishi pilgrimageAssociated Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage