No.40 Kanjiza-ji is the farthest away from No.1 Reizan-ji (Shikoku Henro Pilgrimage is like a round trip), and is known as the back gate of the 88 sacred temples. Yes, I would say that I’ve completed half of my pilgrimage by reaching to this temple, wow! Very unfortunately, the main temple of Kanjizai-ji was destroyed …
The sun finally started to shine and I was relieved a bit. I left my backpack at guest house Mima and walked to Ryuko-ji. I saw the mountains in the distance covered in white snow. Hmm, it could be tough from tomorrow. No.41 Ryukou-ji seems to have a history of syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism. …
By the time I arrived at Butsumoku-ji, it was snowing quite much that I felt it was a bit of a problem to worship. The Butsumoku-ji has a rare thatched bell tower. It was bit troublesome for me that it was snowing quite a bit… However, a temple with snow on top is a beautiful …
The sun started to shine, and the contrast of the white snow and the blue sky is really beautiful. Then finally this magnificent main gate of No.43 Meiseki-ji came into my view. The snow was falling from the brown roof of the main temple. I enjoyed this view for a while. At this temple, I …
When I was planning today’s route yesterday, I didn’t notice that there was a bekkaku sacred temple along the way. While I was walking towards Uchiko town, I eventually noticed this Eiraku-ji along the pilgrimage route. In fact, there’s interesting story around this temple. It’s about one of the practices of Shikoku henro pilgrims, that …
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The main gate of No.44 Daiho-ji appears suddenly in avenue of large cedar trees, and is surprisingly large and magnificent. There’s a set of huge straw sandals that reach to the ceiling of the gate. The Nio-statue is also impressive. I was moved by the feeling that this is where the half of my Shikoku …