Pilgrimages of Japan
Experience Japan’s life-changing spiritual journeys.Choose a pilgrimage to get started:
The Shikoku Pilgrimage
An ancient 1,200km pilgrimage to 88 Buddhist temples through the rural mountains, forests, and shorelines of Shikoku Island, Japan.
Takes ~45 days on footExplore →
The Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage
A 1,000km, 1,300-year-old pilgrimage to 33 Buddhist temples of the Goddess Kannon. Stretches through both the countryside and world-class cites of Kansai in western Japan.
Takes ~3 days by carExplore →