Shikoku (四国, literally "four countries") is Japan's fourth largest island, southwest of Japan's main island Honshu. True to its name, Shikoku is divided into four prefectures. The Shikoku Pilgrimage (四国遍路 Shikoku Henro) or Shikoku Junrei (四国巡礼) is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) on the island of Shikoku, Japan.
A popular and distinctive feature of the island's cultural landscape, and with a long history, large numbers of pilgrims (known as henro (遍路)) still undertake the journey for a variety of ascetic, pious, and tourism-related purposes.[1] The pilgrimage is traditionally completed on foot, but modern pilgrims use cars, taxis, buses, bicycles, or motorcycles. The standard walking course is approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) long and can take anywhere from 30 to 60 days to complete.
Top destinations:
Kagawa Prefecture
1) Naoshima
2) Kotohira
3) Takamatsu
Ehime Prefecture
1) Matsuyama
2) Uchiko
3) Ozu
Kochi Prefecture
1) Kochi
Tokushima Prefecture
1) Iya Valley
2) Naruto
3) Tokushima
Activities
Today, invited to JAPAN Rail Cafe, we had an eye opening knowledge about Shikoku!
I was given the chance to experience how to make Katsuo-bushi~
First we had a nice tofu to try the different sauces etc
Trying the Katsuo-bushi~ I love it!
The Shio Mikan & Lime sauce
Shoyu~ Very nice
Thank you so much for having me and the cute goodies!
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