Culture

Enjoy Tokushima's culture through the Shikoku Pilgrimage, traditional crafts, and many other activities.

Shrines & Temples

Ryozenji Temple

Ryozenji is the starting point for the popular 88 temple pilgrimage around Shikoku. The temple here…

Gokurakuji Temple

Just 1km west of Ryozenji is Gokurakuji, the second stop on the pilgrimage trail. The temple's…

Oasahiko Shrine

The deities to which this shrine is dedicated protect people from evils and traffic accidents, and a…

Unpenji

Temple Number 66 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, this temple was founded by Kukai. In clear weather one c…

Hashikuraji Temple

This temple was built in the year 828 by Kukai as a special head temple of the Omuro School of the S…