The Shikoku Pilgrimage is one of the most important pilgrimage routes in Japan. Connected by eighty-eight temples across the four prefectures of Shikoku, this 1,200 km trail is associated with Buddhist monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi), the founder of Shingon Buddhism.
The pilgrimage is undertaken for many reasons – to have a time of reflection away from everyday life, as a spiritual journey or as a healing period after a traumatic life event. Along the way, pilgrims will encounter ordinary Japanese people and experience the custom of o-settai, or charitable giving.
In this special talk, author and photographer John Lander takes us on a journey along the Shikoku Pilgrimage guiding us through the evocative images and stories he has been documenting for his latest publication The Shikoku Pilgrimage: Japan’s Sacred Trail. [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/6164510511/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3]
John Lander Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/~/e/B004LQA5O0