TAKAMATSU--An artificial intelligence-based system identified 15 sites on the island of Shikoku that share striking similarities with popular tourist destinations around the world. The system ...

The tendency of people to work well into their retirement ages is threatening the future of the sacred pilgrimage route of 88 temples on Shikoku island, tourism officials say. Tackling sections of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Motonosumi Shrine (Motonosumi Jinja) is a remote shrine located in northern Yamaguchi Prefecture along the coast of the Sea of ...

Ryozen-ji Temple, the first stop on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, marks the beginning of the 1,200-kilometer spiritual journey encompassing 88 temples. Located in Tokushima Prefecture, it features a ...

Few people know about Japan’s 88 Temple Pilgrimage, but this centuries-old Japanese journey blends spiritual practice, cultural insights and immersion into nature. When most people think about famous ...

The henro pilgrimage route on the island of Shikoku is celebrating its 1,200-year anniversary in 2014. Today people from all over Japan and the rest of the world are walking the circuit of 88 temples ...

MANY travellers never veer very far from the well-worn paths of Toyko and Kyoto. This is well worth the detour. The moments that follow are a blur. I struggle to take a breath as wave after wave of ...

Over the past few years, a different aspect of Japanese culture is gaining in popularity overseas: the Shikoku pilgrimage, in which pilgrims cover a distance of as much as 1,400 kilometers and visit ...