Henro is the Japanese word for pilgrim - they are recognizable by their white clothing, sedge hats and special walking sticks with bells. The most fam

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Henro is the Japanese word for pilgrim - they are recognizable by their white clothing, sedge hats and special walking sticks with bells. The most famous trail in Japan is around Shikoku Island's 88 temples. Nowadays it is common to undertake pilgrimages in stages, completing one cycle in a number of trips; many devotees repeat the pilgrimage - even hundreds of times. Some become so addicted to the sites and the route that they spend their entire lives on the road and end their pilgrimage only in death, a memorial stone marking the ending of their life's journey.

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Location: Tokushima, Shikoku, Japan
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