Henro on the Shikoku Pilgrimage - the Pilgrimage is a trail of 88 temples on Shikoku and is believed that all 88 temples were visited by the famous Bu

---

Henro on the Shikoku Pilgrimage - the Pilgrimage is a trail of 88 temples on Shikoku and is believed that all 88 temples were visited by the famous Buddhist monk Kukai, founder of the Shingon school, who was born at Zentsuji Temple in 774. To complete the pilgrimage, it is not necessary to visit the temples in order. The pilgrimage is traditionally completed on foot, but modern pilgrims use cars, taxis, buses, bicycles or motorcycles. The walking course is approximately 1200km long and can take anywhere from 30 to 60 days to complete. "Henro" is the Japanese word for pilgrim - they are recognizable by their white clothing, special walking sticks with bells and sedge hats.

---

Size: 6240px × 4160px
Location: Tokushima, Japan
Photo credit: © John Lander / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: asian, attractive, buddhist, byakue, confident, content, dependable, energetic, hakue, hat, headshot, henro, hiking, japanese, male, moss, mossy, ocean, pacific, pilgrim, pilgrimage, pilgrims, poise, poised, portrait, rocky, sedge, shikoku, shore, sugegasa, zen