Self-guided walking journey along the most beautiful sections of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage, exploring Tokushima, Kagawa and Ehime while staying in traditional inns and temple lodgings between Kyoto and Osaka.
  • Explore Kyoto’s Buddhist temples, tranquil gardens, and traditional teahouses.
  • Visit Nara’s cultural treasures and expansive parks.
  • Begin the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage at Ryozen-ji.
  • Hike mountain paths to Temple 12 Shosan-ji through beautiful scenery.
  • Traverse from Kakurin-ji to Tairyu-ji, then ride the cable car.
  • Explore Kagawa’s temple trio: Negoro-ji, Shiromine-ji, and Kokubun-ji.
  • Climb the ladder to Kobo Daishi’s meditation spot at Iwaya-ji.
  • Stroll Dogo Onsen in Matsuyama.
Stay in modern western-style hotels with en-suite facilities, air-conditioning, TV and fridges, plus traditional lodgings. Experience Shukubo temple stays with excellent Shojin-Ryori vegetarian cuisine, classic ryokan with tatami, futon and often communal hot-spring baths, and family-run minshuku where facilities may be shared and rooms are Japanese-style.