Two Times Around The Circle : Walking the 88 Temples of Shikoku in 2018 & 2019

Résumé

Walk in the footsteps of Kobo Daishi...In this 232-page travel journal, the author recounts two pilgrimages on the island of Shikoku. From temple to temple, through the seasons, he shares his experience on Japan oldest pilgrimage route. Inside: 32 unpublished color photos. Vermilion torii gates, thousand-year-old cedar forests, faces of fellow pilgrims met along the way. So many stops that speak of walking, of encounters, of solitude and of beauty. This book is for you if: You are drawn to authentic Japan, far from tourist trails You walk to think, or think while walking You are looking for a book-object to gift: photo paper, sturdy binding, a format built to last