Goshoji Japanese Pond Garden - Midway up a small hill facing the Seto Inland Sea is Goshoji Temple, the 78th sacred spot along the Shikoku Henro pilgr

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Goshoji Japanese Pond Garden - Midway up a small hill facing the Seto Inland Sea is Goshoji Temple, the 78th sacred spot along the Shikoku Henro pilgrimage.  It is said that Kobo Daishi paid a visit to Goshoji Temple in 807, where he made a vow to ward off evil, and built a statue there. Even today Goshoji is famous as the temple “where Kobo Daishi wards off evil”. During the Kamakura period, Ippen Shonin, the founder of the Jishu sect, visited Goshoji Temple and propagated the Nenbutsu Odori, a type of Buddhist incantation with dance. As a result, Goshoji Temple is the only temple belonging to the Jishu sect on the Shikoku Henro pilgrimage. As the majority of sacred spots on the pilgrimage are associated with the Shingon sect of Buddhism, the fact that Goshoji Temple is a place of worship for both the Shingon sect and the Jishu sect makes it very unique.

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Location: Utazu, Kagawa, Japan
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