Japan's smallest and least-populated major island is a world of pilgrimages, delicious food and plenty of forest bathing
- Posted on September 29, 2026
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Japan's smallest and least-populated major island is a world of pilgrimages, delicious food and plenty of forest bathing
I had just arrived at Konsen-ji, the third temple on Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage route, when a young Japanese girl presented me with two origami cranes. These tiny gifts, I would later learn, symbolized wishes for a safe and smooth journey along the 750-mile circuit connecting 88 Buddhist temples, as well as other sacred sites, on Shikoku, the small...
