88 Temple Pilgrimage

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The 88 Temple Pilgrimage (??????? hachij?hakkasho-meguri) is a 1,647-kilometer circuit around the island of Shikoku, Japan.

	88 temple pilgrimage Travel Guide : 1 Understand 2 Prepare 3 Get in 4 Go 5 Stay safe 6 Get out 7 External links

Understand

The 88 Temple Pilgrimage is Japan's most famous pilgrimage route. The circuit loops around the entire island of Shikoku through 88 temples plus an optional 20 "unnumbered" (?? bangai) temples. All the temples are said to have been founded by monk and scholar K?kai (??), better known by his posthumous title K?b? Daishi (????), who among his many achievements is said to have created the kana syllabary, brought the tantric teachings of Esoteric Buddhism from China, developed it into the uniquely Japanese Shingon sect and founded Shingon's headquarters on Mount Koya near Osaka.

While most modern-day pilgrims (an estimated 100,000 yearly) travel by bus, a minority still set out the old-fashioned way on foot, a journey which takes about 60 days to complete. Pilgrims, known as o-henro-san (?????) in Japanese, can be spotted in the temples and roadsides of Shikoku clad in a white jacket emblazoned with the characters D?gy? Ninin (????), meaning "two traveling together" — the other being the spirit of Kobo Daishi. Most (but not all) temples offer basic but affordable lodging for pilgrims.

Prepare

Completing the course the traditional way on foot is a serious undertaking that demands several months of time. Good physical fitness and stamina is required to endure the stress of constant walking up and down the hills of Shikoku, in the burning sun and the pouring rain.

Get in

It is traditional to prepare by visiting Mount Koya, but the route itself starts at Ry?zenji, near Tokushima, and you also have to return here in order to complete your pilgrimage.

Go

The canonical list of temples is as follows:

No.	Temple	City	Prefecture
1	Ryōzenji (霊山寺)	Naruto	Tokushima
2	Gokurakuji (極楽寺)	Naruto	Tokushima
3	Konsenji (金泉寺)	Itano	Tokushima
4	Dainichiji (大日寺)	Itano	Tokushima
5	Jizōji (地蔵寺)	Itano	Tokushima
6	Anrakuji (安楽寺)	Kamiita	Tokushima
7	Jūrakuji (十楽寺)	Awa	Tokushima
8	Kumataniji (熊谷寺)	Awa	Tokushima
9	Hōrinji (法輪寺)	Awa	Tokushima
10	Kirihataji (切幡寺)	Awa	Tokushima
11	Fujiidera (藤井寺)	Yoshinogawa	Tokushima
12	Shōzanji (焼山寺)	Kamiyama	Tokushima
13	Dainichiji (大日寺)	Tokushima	Tokushima
14	Jōrakuji (常楽寺)	Tokushima	Tokushima
15	Kokubunji (国分寺)	Tokushima	Tokushima
16	Kan'onji (観音寺)	Tokushima	Tokushima
17	Idoji (井戸寺)	Tokushima	Tokushima
18	Onzanji (恩山寺)	Komatsushima	Tokushima
19	Tatsueji (立江寺)	Komatsushima	Tokushima
20	Kakurinji (鶴林寺)	Katsuura	Tokushima
21	Tairyūji (太竜寺)	Anan	Tokushima
22	Byōdōji (平等寺)	Anan	Tokushima
23	Yakuōji (薬王寺)	Hiwasa	Tokushima
24	Hotsumisakiji (最御崎寺)	Muroto	Kōchi
25	Shinshōji (津照寺)	Muroto	Kōchi
26	Kongōchōji (金剛頂寺)	Muroto	Kōchi
27	Kōnomineji (神峰寺)	Yasuda,	Kōchi
28	Dainichiji (大日寺)	Noichi	Kōchi
29	Kokubunji (国分寺)	Nankoku	Kōchi
30	Zenrakuji (善楽寺)	Kōchi	Kōchi
31	Chikurinji (竹林寺)	Kōchi	Kōchi
32	Zenjibuji (禅師峰寺)	Nankoku	Kōchi
33	Sekkeiji (雪蹊寺)	Kōchi	Kōchi
34	Tanemaji (種間寺)	Haruno	Kōchi
35	Kiyotakiji (清滝寺)	Tosa	Kōchi
36	Shōryūji (青竜寺)	Tosa	Kōchi
37	Iwamotoji (岩本寺)	Kubokawa	Kōchi
38	Kongōfukuji (金剛福寺)	Tosashimizu	Kōchi
39	Enkōji (延光寺)	Sukumo	Kōchi
40	Kanjizaiji (観自在寺)	Ainan	Ehime
41	Ryūkōji (竜光寺)	Mima	Ehime
42	Butsumokuji (佛木寺)	Mima	Ehime
43	Meisekiji (明石寺)	Seiyo	Ehime
44	Daihōji (大宝寺)	Kumakōgen	Ehime
45	Iwayaji (岩屋寺)	Kumakōgen	Ehime
46	Jōruriji (浄瑠璃寺)	Matsuyama	Ehime
47	Yasakaji (八坂寺)	Matsuyama	Ehime
48	Sairinji (西林寺)	Matsuyama	Ehime
49	Jōdoji (浄土寺)	Matsuyama	Ehime
50	Hantaji (繁多寺)	Matsuyama	Ehime
51	Ishiteji (石手寺)	Matsuyama	Ehime
52	Taizanji (太山寺)	Matsuyama	Ehime
53	Enmyōji (円明寺)	Matsuyama	Ehime
54	Enmeiji (延命寺)	Imabari	Ehime
55	Nankōbō (南光坊)	Imabari	Ehime
56	Taisanji (泰山寺)	Imabari	Ehime
57	Eifukuji (栄福寺)	Imabari	Ehime
58	Sen'yūji (仙遊寺)	Imabari	Ehime
59	Kokubunji (国分寺)	Imabari	Ehime
60	Yokomineji (横峰寺)	Saijo	Ehime
61	Kōonji (香園寺)	Saijō	Ehime
62	Hōjuji (宝寿寺)	Saijō	Ehime
63	Kichijōji (吉祥寺)	Saijō	Ehime
64	Maegamiji (前神寺)	Saijō	Ehime
65	Sankakuji (三角寺)	Shikokuchuo	Ehime
66	Unpenji (雲辺寺)	Ikeda	Tokushima
67	Daikōji (大興寺)	Yamamoto	Kagawa
68	Jinnein (神恵院)	Kanonji	Kagawa
69	Kan'onji (観音寺)	Kanonji	Kagawa
70	Motoyamaji (本山寺)	Toyonaka	Kagawa
71	Iyadaniji (弥谷寺)	Mino	Kagawa
72	Mandaraji (曼荼羅寺)	Zentsuji	Kagawa
73	Shusshakaji (出釈迦寺)	Zentsūji	Kagawa
74	Kōyamaji (甲山寺)	Zentsūji	Kagawa
75	Zentsūji (善通寺)	Zentsūji	Kagawa
76	Konzōji (金倉寺)	Zentsūji	Kagawa
77	Dōryūji (道隆寺)	Tadotsu	Kagawa
78	Gōshōji (郷照寺)	Utazu	Kagawa
79	Tennōji (天皇寺)	Sakaide	Kagawa
80	Kokubunji (国分寺)	Kokubunji	Kagawa
81	Shiromineji (白峯寺)	Sakaide	Kagawa
82	Negoroji (根香寺)	Takamatsu	Kagawa
83	Ichinomiyaji (一宮寺)	Takamatsu	Kagawa
84	Yashimaji (屋島寺)	Takamatsu	Kagawa
85	Yakuriji (八栗寺)	Mure	Kagawa
86	Shidoji (志度寺)	Sanuki	Kagawa
87	Nagaoji (長尾寺)	Sanuki	Kagawa
88	Ōkuboji (大窪寺)	Sanuki	Kagawa

Stay safe

Get out

You aren't done when you reach the 88th temple — you still have to trek back to the 1st to officially complete your pilgrimage! And if you've made it this far, it's only good manners to return to Mount Koya to give your thanks to Kobo Daishi.

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