Contemplating…
Location
Temple 38 at Cape Ashizuri — the southern tip of Shikoku and a dramatic ocean overlook.
A turning point of the henro: after Ashizuri, the path swings west and north toward Ehime.
Pilgrimage circuits that include this place.
Mahayana
Henro path circling Shikoku in the footsteps of Kūkai — Japan’s most famous long-distance Buddhist pilgrimage.
East Asia