Nõkyõchõ and Osame-fuda The stamp book or Nõkyõchõ is your proof that you have indeed visited each of the 88 temples. After worshiping at the temple, one takes it to the office and to have it signed and stamped. It costs 300 yen (2,3 €) per temple. Name slips, or osame-fuda, are slips on which you write your name…
Pilgrim Attire You don’t have to use any of the attire, but you will be recognised as a pilgrim if you wear the white vest. Sugegasa – the wedge hat, that is useful for blocking the sun, or raingear. Kongozue – the staff, you take Kõbõ Dashi with you when you carry the stock, and in return he…
Shikoku 88 temple route Shikoku literally means “four provinces” and the pilgrim’s journey through the four provinces is considered to be a symbolic path to enlightenment. The theme of the Tokushima province (temples 1–23) is Awakening; the Kōchi province (temples 24–39) is Ascetic training; the Ehime province (temples 40–65) is Enlightenment; and the Kagawa province (temples 66–88) is Nirvana. The temples are primarily situated along the…
