I'm sure you are wondering what this pilgrimage temple thing is, right? There is a course of 88 Buddhist temples attributed to Kobo Daishi (remember him from previous posts?) around the island of Shikoku. Pilgrims walk the circumference of the island, visiting all 88 temples.
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| Pilgrimage temples (Image from https://itssimplycomplexity.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/88-temple-pilgrimage-shikoku-japan-四国八十八ヶ所巡り/ |
These days, instead of walking the 1200km route, one can take a bus tour, for the entire route or just a day trip hitting 10 or so temples.
Each temple has a number along the route. We visited number 51, Ishiteji, Stone Hand Temple. The very, very short version of the story is that a child was born holding a stone in his hand. There were many buildings, nooks and crannies and caves to explore.
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| Pilgrim statue |
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| 1000 cranes. Some of us made a paper crane to contribute to another one |
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| Pilgrims arriving at the temple |
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| Leave a coin in here and retrieve it upon your return |
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| Incense |
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| I liked this dude |
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| Secret cave exit |
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| Signing the wall after emerging from the secret cave |
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| Secret cave entrance |
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| Inside the secret cave |
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| Inside the secret cave |
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| A small part of the complex |
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