Recent years, however, have seen a surge in visitors who have come to embark on the Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage. David Moreton is among the foreign-born devotees of the historic route ...

TOKUSHIMA—David Moreton has for years served as a messenger of the cultural appeal of a Buddhist pilgrimage of 88 temples across the island of Shikoku. A historian from Canada, Moreton has ...

Similarly, the grant for the 88 temples under the Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam has been increased from Rs 3 crore to Rs 6 crore. HR&CE Minister P K Sekarbabu; Tourism, Culture and Religious ...

In Spain, a record-breaking number of pilgrims have attempted the Camino de Santiago (or the Way of St. James), turning the once contemplative pilgrimage or secular hike into a popular tourist ...

As India was forever the land of geniuses, from mathematicians to political visionaries, it wasn’t difficult for them to map the straight lines on which the temples for Lord Shiva had to be created.

One website, NuclearSecrecy.com, has a tool called Nuke Map, which shows estimates of the damage which would be dealt by various nuclear weapons. This was set up by Alex Wellerstein, a science and ...

The “cave” contains statues representing the 88 temples of the famed Shikoku Henro 88 temple pilgrimage, making a visit here an opportunity to make the pilgrimage by proxy. As part of the Tokasai in ...

Photos of a massive red shrine gate that appears to be floating in the sea is one of the most iconic images of Japan. The gate is the great torii of Itsukushima Shrine on the small island in the Seto ...

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Shikoku Island is famous for its pilgrimage route, which connects 88 Buddhist temples across diverse landscapes, including mountains. This trek offers hikers the chance to visit secluded ...

However, traditional journeys to Japan’s sacred places such as Koyasan, Ise Shrine, and the famous 88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage continue to attract visitors from all over the world, not only to reach ...