Kōei Ervin
Your guide to everything spiritual in Shikoku, Kōei is an ordained Buddhist priest and accomplished guide.
Shikoku’s leading tour provider since 2011
Binzuru
Binzuru A ruddy red Arhat who sits outside Buddhist temples curing the sick. Binzuru Name in Japanese:…
Oliver Statler
Oliver Statler Oliver Statler’s brilliant book “Japanese Pilgrimage” about the Ohenro was influential in introducing the pilgrimage…
Frederick Starr
Frederick Starr Frederick Starr was an American academic, anthropologist, and educator who undertook the Shikoku Pilgrimage in…
Gyōki
Gyōki The monk Gyōki Bosatsu, who lived in the 8th century, established 37 of the 88 Shikoku…
En no Gyōja
En no Gyōja En no Gyōja was an ascetic and mystic, and the founder of Shugendō, a…
David Moreton
David Moreton David Moreton is a Canadian associate professor at Tokushima University researching the involvement of foreign…
Chōsokabe Motochika
Chōsokabe Motochika This warlord from Kōchi took power over all Shikoku, destroying many temples in the process….
Kūkai
Kūkai Kūkai was a Buddhist monk, born in Shikoku, known for founding the Shingon sect and the…
Sendatsu
Sendatsu A sendatsu is a guide who is experienced and knowledgeable in the pilgrimage. They have to…