Kobo-Daishi: see Kukai.
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On being a pilgrim: the centuries-old pilgrimage to the 88 temples of Shikoku entails for walkers a punishing 1,200-kilometer circuit of the Shikoku coastline. Tony McNiCol completed the pilgrimage earlier this year ... (Culture Feature). (Look Japan)
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