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culture
Dance Your Way Through Tokushima: The Awaodori Festival You Can’t Miss
If you're planning a trip to Shikoku and you haven't looked up the Awaodori festival yet, stop everything. This is the reason to book your flights. Every Aug... -
travel
What to Eat in Shikoku: The Insider’s Shikoku Food Guide
Shikoku is a hidden culinary paradise waiting to be discovered. As specialists and guides who know the area well, we at Shikoku Tours coordinate many food-fo... -
tourist spot
Mountain Veneration in Japan: What You’ll Experience in Iya
Deep in the center of Shikoku, high above the stunning turquoise waters of the Iya River, the village of Shigesue clings like a horseshoe to a hoof-shaped cl... -
tradition
Experience Guide: Waterfall Training and Misogi
Ryōkei Kume, a priest at Tokushima’s Konji-ji temple, guides visitors through takigyō (waterfall training) for over twenty years, even in the freezing cold. ... -
tradition
Purifying Fire: the Goma Offering Ritual
Crackling flames cast an orange glow on the fearsome Buddha before the altar as the smell of fragrant smoke fills your nostrils. The pounding of the taiko dr... -
travel
The Ultimate Shikoku Road Trip Itinerary|7-Day Guide to Temples, Coastlines, and Local Food
For travelers who love both the sea and the mountains, who are drawn to Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples and the culture and history surrounding them, and... -
88 Temples
Temple 6, Anraku-ji
Anraku-ji, Temple 6 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, is the most common place to stay for pilgrims finishing their first day of walking. Known for its healing hot-... -
88 Temples
Temple 1, Ryozen-ji
Located in Naruto, Tokushima, Ryozen-ji’s imposing temple gate marks the beginning of the Shikoku Henro. A newer tradition also sees many pilgrims returning ... -
88 Temples
Temple 21, Tairyu-ji
Tucked away on a towering mountaintop, Tairyu-ji is one of the Shikoku Pilgrimage’s most impressive temples, with roots stretching back right to Kobo Daishi ... -
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Temple 20, Kakurin-ji
Kakurin-ji, the Crane Grove Temple, is situated in a quiet mountain forest at 470 meters of elevation in Tokushima’s Katsuura Township. Origins and His...
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