National Apr 9, 2014

Anti-Korean sign discovered on popular pilgrim trail

A xenophobic notice calling for the exclusion of foreigners was discovered Wednesday on the route of a popular 88-temple walking course known as "Shikoku Henro" on Shikoku. The sign, found glued at a rest station in the city of Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, read, "Let us ...

Our Lives | JAPAN LITE May 4, 2013

Off on a spring tangent on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage

by Amy Chavez

This week 14 years ago, I finished a five-week, 1,350 km journey running the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage. One of the axioms of the pilgrimage is: "You will, and must, get lost." I envision the great master Kobo Daishi, the patron saint of the pilgrimage, ...

Books / Reviews Apr 21, 2013

There are no shortcuts to enlightenment, but plenty of laughs on the journey

by Kris Kosaka

Spring in Japan: a time to re-evaluate, to explore spiritually the choices of the upcoming fiscal year. A season of pilgrimage.