Shikoku, although the smallest of Japan's main islands, plays a huge role in the country's spiritual heritage. It's home to ...

Linking mountainous Matsumoto and coastal Kanazawa, this clunkily named route includes nontheless fantastic sites.

TOKUSHIMA—David Moreton has for years served as a messenger of the cultural appeal of a Buddhist pilgrimage of 88 temples across the island of Shikoku. A historian from Canada, Moreton has ...

With its 88 temples and sacred sites, and origins dating back to the 8th Century, the Henro (Shikoku Pilgrimage) is an integral part of Shikoku's culture. It winds through all four prefectures ...

Pilgrimage today is more alive than ever before ... it is but there's something special about this place." The Island of Shikoku in Japan is the birthplace of the most revered figure in Japanese ...

A hue that marks her journey as one of grief. And healing. Because, for 38-year-old Sofia Christodoulou, the Shikoku Henro pilgrimage isn’t just about the path beneath her feet. It’s a journey ...