zondag 7 juni 2015

四国八十八箇所

Today, I like to introduce the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It's no more then a brief introduction, however.
The occasion, apart from my enthousiasm, is a nice documentary on Youtube. Your's to see, your's to explore, your's to enjoy.

Honzon junrei, to wander around, is not only a practice on the Camino the Santiago. In fact the Kumano Kodo pelgrimage trails in Japanese Kansai region are also designated as world heritage site.

The documentary (2012, about 30 minutes) features the Shikoku Pilgrimage, the pilgrimage to the 88 Temples of Shikoku Island. The pilgrimage associated with the Buddhist monk Kōbō Daishi.

Well, let's not tell you what's in the documentary, I invite you to see it...

(Link to the youtube site is here.)

A nice overview and more information provides the next site, including maps, guides, etc.

(Link to the site ShikokuHenroTrail.)

Also further background information here. Including some terms, stamps 朱印 (sounds familiar?), stampbooks and prayer slips.

If you're still interested have a look at this 12:12 photographic impression from Following the arrows;