Shikoku is less visited by foreign tourists than other parts of Japan. It is however visited by many Japanese as religious pilgrims. The pilgrimage involves walking the 1400 km. circumference of the island and visiting 88 temples along the way. You will see the pilgrims with their white clothing, hats and walking sticks here and there all around the outer roads of Shikoku.
Heading down towards the coast from the Iya Valley, asking directions from a farmer and his wife.
We proceeded towards Kochi, than southwest along the coast towards Ashizuri-Misaki. At left, looking at a roadside map of the area.
Pilgrims entering a temple at Ashizuri-Misaki.
The shrine.
We continued up and along the coast to Uwajima where we caught a ferry to Beppu on the island of Kyushu.
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