Just a couple of pictures from Zentsu-ji, the 75th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage (but the largest and most important one as it’s the birthplace of Kobo Daishi).
Zentsūji (city)
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Konzō-ji (金倉寺), is a very cute small temple from the Shikoku Pilgrimage’s 88 Temples. It is the 76th one, that is the one following the famous Zentsū-ji. It is also located in the city of Zentsūji, about three kilometers away from its predecessor. At first sight, and especially if you’ve […]
In Zentsūji, you don’t only find the Shingon temple of the same name. Just like anywhere else in Japan, you’ll also find small Shinto shrines here and there: This particular shrine is dedicated to a Kami of fertility.
While I mention Kōbō-Daishi quite often, I never talked in detail about him. And as this post will mostly be about the ceremony I attended last June in Zentsu-ji for his birthday, maybe now is a good time to tell you a little bit about his life. I obviously won’t write a […]