Shikoku 88 Temples - Shikoku Hachiju Hakkashyo

Japanese: 四国八十八ヵ所 - しこくはちじゅうはっかしょ

Shikoku Pilgrimage, also known as the 88 Temples of the Great Temples. 88 temples in the Shikoku region that are said to be the remains of Kobo Daishi. Pilgrimage to these sacred sites is called Henro. It is said that the Henro began in the early Kamakura period when Emon Saburo, grieving the sudden death of his child, made 21 pilgrimages in both directions, but there is also a theory that it arose from faith in Kobo Daishi and existed before that. It rapidly became popular during the Edo period. The route starts at Ryozenji Temple in Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture, and goes clockwise along the coast, passing through Kochi and Ehime, before ending at Ookuboji Temple in Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture.
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Japanese:

四国霊場，八十八ヵ所大師とも。四国地方の弘法大師の遺跡といわれる88の寺院。この霊場を巡礼することを遍路(へんろ)という。遍路は鎌倉初期の衛門三郎が子女の急死を悲しみ，順逆21回の巡礼をしたのに始まると伝えるが，弘法大師信仰より生じて，それ以前にもあったとする説もある。江戸時代に急速に盛んとなった。順路は徳島県鳴門市の霊山(りょうぜん)寺から海岸沿いに右回りに高知・愛媛を通って，香川県さぬき市の大窪(おおくぼ)寺で終わる。
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