Chikurin-ji Temple is located at the top of Godaisan, where the Makino Botanical Garden is. There are 19 Buddha images, including the Manjushri Bodhisattva. The main hall has been designated as an Important Cultural Heritage, and the garden is one of the ‘Three Kochi Gardens’. There is also a five-ti...

Located next to the Dogo Hotsprings, this is the 51st stop on the Shikoku 88 Holy Places pilgrimage. Almost all of the structures inside, including Niomon, Main Hall, Lanterns and 5-Tier Pagoda, have been designated as National Important Cultural Heritage. This site is receives many tourists and pilg...

Together with Kyoto’s Toji temple and Wakayama’s Koyasan, Zentsuji temple is a central temple of the Shingonshu sect of Buddhism. The temple was constructed at the site of the famous monk Kukai’s birth. This temple is number 75 on the Shikou 88 Holy Places pilgrimage (making the pilgrimage to all 88...

This is the 88th temple on the pilgrimage route of the 88 Shikoku Holy Places (* The pilgrimage is for getting rid of bad luck, with 88 temples to grant your wishes). Many pilgrims (Ohenro-san) visit this temple as the last stop on their long pilgrimage route. Inside you will see the many umbrellas a...