Shikoku Pilgrimage
最終更新日：2020年12月15日
About the Pilgrimage
Due to Tokushima Prefecture being home to the first temple (Ryosen-ji Temple) of the Shikoku Sacred 88 Temple Pilgrimage, the prefecture is known as a place of spiritual awakening. The Shikoku Pilgramage is a trip to visit 88 designated temples related to KOBO Daishi. While it is said that if you complete the 88-temple journey that all your wishes will come true, in recent days it seems that pilgrims often travel with the purposes of reexamining and rediscovering themselves.
5 of the 88 temples can be found within Tokushima City limits. (Address formats based on Google Maps)
Temple 13: Dainichi-ji Temple
This temple is said to have been built by KOBO Daishi at the request of Dainichi Nyorai (a Buddhist deity). The temple area is surrounded by old trees and offers an quiet atmosphere.
- Address: Nishicho-263 Ichinomiyacho
- Phone: 088-644-0069
Temple 14: Joraku-ji Temple
This temple is surrounded by cleanly maintained gardens such as one with stones arranged to look like waves and the garden of “the Seven Lucky Gods”. It is said that Joraku-ji was built by KOBO Daishi to enshrine the Maitreya Bodhisattva.
- Address: Enmei-606, Kokufucho
- Phone: 088-642-0471
Temple 15: Kokubun-ji Temple
Kokubun-ji Temple is one of the Gokoku Temples that was built by Emperor Shomu during the Tenpyo Era. The grounds surrounding the temple, the Awa Kokubunji Ruins, have been designated as an important historic site of the Tokushima Prefecture.
- Address: Yano-718-1, Kokufucho
- Phone: 088-642-0525
Temple 16: Kannon-ji Temple
Like the Kokunbun-ji Temple, this temple is also said to have been built in the Tenpyo Era by Emporor Shomu. Kannon-ji Temple is famous among the 88 temples for the amount of spiritual legends that surround it.
- Address: Kannon-ji-49-2, Kokufucho
- Phone: 088-642-2375
Temple 17: Ido-ji Temple
The origin of the name of this temple comes from a well that KOBO Daishi dug up one night. The eleven-faced statue of Kannon that is enshrined in the hexagonal building in the temple grounds has been designated as important cultural property of Japan.
- Address: Ido-80-1, Kokufucho
- Phone: 088-642-1324
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