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A different Camino, the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage
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[QUOTE="MikeyC, post: 566528, member: 61666"] My wife and I walked from temple 68 to 88 last month, October 2017. A note of caution that the Shikoku pilgrimage is very different to the Camino Frances. There is very little specific infrastructure aimed at henros (pilgrims) and this places an additional burden in terms of planning distances and accommodation. My wife reads Chinese which was a bonus otherwise non Japanese speakers will rely heavily on Google translate. We found the going extremely tough as the route we covered was close to 100% road or pavement through urban and semi urban areas. We have travelled before in Japan so the cultural differences are something we appreciate. There was essentially zero camaraderie with fellow pilgrims as we only met 3 on the road including a European couple who just blanked us when we greeted them. There were coach loads of locals bussing between temples but there was little interaction despite us wearing the henro attire. There are henro huts to take a breather and also henro houses to stay in. Do not assume accommodation will be on the route and some toing and froing may be needed. I will say that we were at times humbled by the welcome we received. In one zenkonyado which was a family home we were treated like royalty by the elderly couple who lived there. When we explained that we had also walked the Camino they proudly pointed to a scallop shell hanging in a corner and then pulled out a photo showing them with the Mayor and a delegation from Triacastelo! It really is a small world! As an alternative or add on pilgrims might consider the Kumano Kodo to the east of Osaka where the pilgrimage is twinned with that of Santiago. We finished up doing this and received a dual pilgrim certificate. There's plenty of information on the net so I won't replicate it here. In summary we would certainly return for more of the Kumano Kodo trails but not to Shikoku. [/QUOTE]
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