Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage
I’ve been fascinated with this pilgrimage since I started going to Shikoku. The pilgrimage is a 1200 km walk and usually it takes 40-60 days. You walk around the whole Shikoku Island, stopping by various temples and getting their goshuin.
While I don’t have that much time, I think about breaking it up to everytime I go to Japan and also doing it by car.
30-40 days of straight walking. How do people have the time to do this?
Goshuin and Nokyocho
Every temple on this pilgrimage offers a goshuin. What I found out is that the Goshuincho for the Shikoku 88 is called “Nokyocho”. There is a website where a guy that did all journey showed ALL goshuin!!
Calligraphy and Stamps from the Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage
| Tokushima (徳島) | Kochi (高知) | Ehime (愛媛) | Kagawa (香川) |
| 1. Ryozanji (霊山寺) | 24. Hotsumisakiji (最御崎寺) | 40. Kanjizaiji (観自在寺) | 66. Umpenji (雲辺寺) |
| 2. Gokurakuji (極楽寺) | 25. Shinshoji (津照寺) | 41. Ryukoji (龍光寺) | 67. Daikoji (大興寺) |
| 3. Konsenji (金泉寺) | 26. Kongochoji (金剛頂寺) | 42. Butsumokuji (佛木寺) | 68. Jinne in (神恵院) |
| 4. Dainichiji (大日寺) | 27. Konomineji (神峯寺) | 43. Meisekiji (明石寺) | 69. Kannonji (観音寺) |
| 5. Jizoji (地蔵寺) | 28. Dainichiji (大日寺) | 44. Daihoji (大寶寺) | 70. Motoyamaji (本山寺) |
| 6. Anrakuji (安楽寺) | 29. Kokubunji (国分寺) | 45. Iwayaji (岩屋寺) | 71. Iyadaniji (弥谷寺) |
| 7. Jurakuji (十楽寺) | 30. Zenrakuji (善楽寺) | 46. Joruriji (浄瑠璃寺) | 72. Mandaraji (曼荼羅寺) |
| 8. Kumadaniji (熊谷寺) | 31. Chikurinji (竹林寺) | 47. Yasakaji (八坂寺) | 73. Shusshakaji (出釈迦寺) |
| 9. Horinji (法輪寺) | 32. Zenjibuji (禅師峰寺) | 48. Sairinji (西林寺) | 74. Koyamaji (甲山寺) |
| 10. Kirihataji (切幡寺) | 33. Sekkeiji (雪渓寺) | 49. Jodoji (浄土寺) | 75. Zentsuji (善通寺) |
| 11. Fujiidera (藤井寺) | 34. Tanemaji (種間寺) | 50. Hantaji (繁多寺) | 76. Konzoji (金倉寺) |
| 12. Shosanji (焼山寺) | 35. Kiyotakiji (清滝寺) | 51. Ishiteji (石手寺) | 77. Doryuji (道隆寺) |
| 13. Dainichiji (大日寺) | 36, Shoryuji (青龍寺) | 52. Taisanji (太山寺) | 78. Goshoji (郷照寺) |
| 14. Jorakuji (常楽寺) | 37. Iwamotoji (岩本寺) | 53. Enmyoji (圓明寺) | 79. Tennoji (天皇寺) |
| 15. Kokubunji (国分寺) | 38. Kongofukuji (金剛福寺) | 54. Enmeiji (延命寺) | 80. Kokubunji (國分寺) |
| 16. Kannonji (観音寺) | 39. Enkoji (延光寺) | 55. Nankobo (南光坊) | 81. Shiromineji (白峯寺) |
| 17. Idoji (井戸寺) | 56. Taisanji (泰山寺) | 82. Negoroji (根香寺) | |
| 18. Onzanji (恩山寺) | 57. Eifukuji (栄福寺) | 83. Ichinomiyaji (一宮寺) | |
| 19. Tatsueji (立江寺) | 58. Senyuji (仙遊寺) | 84. Yashimaji (屋島寺) | |
| 20. Kakurinji (鶴林寺) | 59. Kokubunji (国分寺) | 85. Yakuriji (八栗寺) | |
| 21. Teiryuji (太龍寺) | 60. Yokomineji (横峰寺) | 86. Shidoji (志度寺) | |
| 22. Byodoji (平等寺) | 61. Kouonji (香園寺) | 87. Nagaoji (長尾寺) | |
| 23. Yakuoji (薬王寺) | 62. Hojuji (宝寿寺) | 88. Okuboji (大窪寺) | |
| 63. Kichijoji (吉祥寺) | |||
| 64. Maegamiji (前神寺) | |||
| 65. Sankakuji (三角寺) |