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Temple 1, Ryozen-ji, near
Naruto, is the start and
end of the pilgrimage,
though devout pilgrims
will extend the start and
The birthplace end to Mount Koya (p234)
of Kukai is on Honshu, the head­ The name of Temple 2,
marked quarters of the Shingon Gokuraku-ji, refers
by Temple 75, sect. Sign the book of to the Pure Land, or
Zentsu-ji, one completion here. Western Paradise, of
stop from the Amida Buddha, a
Kotohira. fundamental concept
in Shingon Buddhism.
Takamatsu
Takamatsu
Sakaide Sakaide
Sanuki Sanuki
Marugame
Marugame
Hiketa Hiketa
K A
Mitoyo Mitoyo K A G A WA G A WA
Kan-onji Kan-onji KotohiraKotohira Naruto Naruto
Waki Waki Awa Tokushima
Tokushima
Awa
Iyomishima
ImabariImabari Iyomishima Yoshino-gawa
Yoshino-gawa
Komatsushima
KawanoeKawanoe Komatsushima
Hojo Hojo Miyoshi Miyoshi
Toyo Toyo NiihamaNiihama Kamiyama Kamiyama
Ts u r u g i M o u
Saijo Saijo Ts u r u g i M o u n t a i n s n t a i n s KatsuuraKatsuura
T OKUSHIMA
EHIMEEHIME Ochiai Ochiai T OKUSHIMA Anan Anan
Matsuyama Tsurugi-san Tsurugi-san
Matsuyama
6,414 ft m (1,955 m)
Toon Toon 6,414 ft m (1,955 m) Naka Naka
Iyo Iyo Ishizuchi-sanIshizuchi-san Otoyo Otoyo
Monobecho
Tobe Tobe 6,502 ft (1,982 m)6,502 ft (1,982 m) Tosa Tosa Monobecho Minami Minami
Befu Befu
I s h i z u c h i M o u n t a i n s
K
Nagahama Nagahama Kuma Kuma K OCHI OCHI Umaji Umaji Mugi Mugi Between temples
11 and 12 is
Uchiko Uchiko I s h i z u c h i M o u n t a i n s Kainan Kainan an uphill trek
Ozu Ozu Ochi Ochi Kochi Kochi Nankoku Nankoku Aki Aki notorious as the
“pilgrim crusher.”
Yawatahama Tosa Tosa KitagawaKitagawa
Yawatahama
Yasuda Yasuda Toyo Toyo
SatamisakiSatamisaki Tsuno Tsuno Nahari Nahari
Peninsulaeninsula Jio Susaki Susaki
P
Jio
Island Island Uwa Uwa YusuharaYusuhara
U wa U wa Muroto Muroto
Sea Sea Kihoku Kihoku Cape Cape
Uwajima Uwajima Muroto Muroto
MatsunoMatsuno Temple 31,
Chikurin-ji, was
Onigajo-yamaOnigajo-yama Kubokawa Kubokawa
3,776 ft (1,151 m)3,776 ft (1,151 m) built in 724 by order
of Emperor Shomu.
Kukai received
his training at
this temple.
Shimanto Shimanto KuroshioKuroshio
Ainam Ainam
The main hall of
SukumoSukumo Shinsho-ji, Temple 25, is
Imano-yamaImano-yama home to thousands of
Suk umoSuk umo 2,838 ft (865 m)2,838 ft (865 m) small statues of Jizo –
B ay B ay
Tosa-Shimizu
Tosa-Shimizu the bodhisattva –
holding a ship’s wheel.
Cape Cape Jizo is thought to save
OkinoshimaOkinoshima Ashizuri Ashizuri sailors caught in storms.
0 kilometers0 kilometers 25 25 N N A striking golden domed
0 miles 0 miles 25 25 subtemple at Ishite-ji,
Temple 51 of the pilgrimage
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