10 Doll's Street in Sakamoto Village Yoshifumi Hara The villages along the Katsuura-gawa River hold events featuring Hina-matsuri. Sakamoto is one such village, where dolls are ...
9 Shousan-ji Temple in Winter Yoshifumi Hara I visited the 12th Temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage by motorcycle on a winter day. The buildings and the statues there were a...
8 "Hoshi-no-Iwaya" and "Buddha Stone" Yoshifumi Hara "Hoshi-no-Iwaya" is the place where Koubou Daishi contained an evil spirit. You can see beautiful scenery in the early summer...
6 Awa Odori Festival, Tokushima City Naoko Takeuchi Awa Odori Festival in Tokushima City. Enjoy Japanese traditional dance from box seats.
Culture Shosan-ji Summer Festival 2024 Yoshifumi Hara August 30th is the Buddhist memorial festival at Shikoku's 12th temple, Shousan-ji, which is one of the 88 temples on a pilgr...
7 Accommodation Heiki Yashiki Museum of Folklore Sandra Isaka The Heiki Yashiki Museum of Folklore, housed in a traditional Japanese home, exhibits historical artifacts of the Heiki clan ...
10 Shikoku Pilgrimage: Temple No. 10 Yoshifumi Hara As the 10th temple, Kirihata-ji Temple, is on a hill, you can view the way to to it from a distance.
10 Shikoku Pilgrimage No. 6&7 Temples Yoshifumi Hara Here on Shikoku Island there is a wonderful culture, 'Osettai", in which pilgrims are treated gently and with respect.
