You may think that you need to be Buddhist to do Shikoku Henro Pilgrimage, but the answer is no (Not sure if there’s official answer though :)). Indeed, many people becomes “Ohenro-san” (Shikoku pilgrims) because of different reasons such as below.

• Praying for their and their family’s safe life
• Maintaining their health
• Sightseeing
• Collecting temple stamps (“Goshuin”)
• Journey for self-discovery
• …