The Way of the 88 Temples Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage |
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| Author:
| Sibley, Robert C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-4211-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.50 |
Book Description:
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The Henro Michi is one of the oldest and most famous pilgrimage routes in Japan. It consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku. Over the course of two months, the author walked this 1,400-kilometre route (roughly 870 miles), visiting the sacred sites and performing their prescribed rituals.
The Henro Michi is one of the oldest and most famous pilgrimage routes in Japan. It consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku. Over the course of two months, the author walked this 1,400-kilometre route (roughly 870 miles), visiting the sacred sites and performing their prescribed rituals.