Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage
The is one of a number of traditional Buddhist junrei, pilgrimage routes in Japan. The route includes 33 sites sacred to the boddhisattva Kuan Yin, Kannon, across the Chūgoku region (Okayama Prefecture, Okayama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi, Shimane Prefecture, Shimane and Tottori Prefecture, Tottori prefectures). The 33 Kannon were selected in 1981. See also * Japan 100 Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan 100 Kannon, pilgrimage composed of the Saigoku, Bandō and Chichibu pilgrimages. ** Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Saigoku 33 Kannon, pilgrimage in the Kansai region. ** Bandō Sanjūsankasho, Bandō 33 Kannon, pilgrimage in the Kantō region, Kantō region. ** Chichibu 34 Kannon Sanctuary, Chichibu 34 Kannon, pilgrimage in Saitama Prefecture. * Shikoku Pilgrimage, 88 Temple pilgrimage in the Shikoku island. * Musashino Kannon Pilgrimage, pilgrimage in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture, Saitama prefectures. * Kuan Yin, Kannon * Buddhism in Japan * Tourism i ...
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Junrei
Junrei (巡礼) is the word most commonly used for either of two major types of pilgrimages in Japan, in accordance with Buddhism or Shinto. These pilgrimages can be made as a visit to a group of temples, Jinja (Shinto), shrines, or other holy sites, in a particular order, often in a circuit of 33 or 88 sites. Other pilgrimages may center on a pilgrimage to a single site. One of the most popular pilgrimages for Buddhists in Japan is visiting the Shikoku Pilgrimage, 88 temples on Shikoku. In certain contexts, Junrei can be used to refer to other pilgrimage practices in world religions foreign to Japan, such as the Hajj. Pilgrimages can be organized by tour bus companies, taking only a couple of weeks to complete, although many pilgrims prefer to take the two- or three-month-long journeys on foot in the traditional manner. Pilgrims on the Shikoku ''junrei'' are referred to as ''henro'' (遍路) and traditionally wear straw hats and white clothing. Traditional observances There are a ...
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Entsuji 13
Entsuji may refer to * 4272 Entsuji, a main-belt asteroid * Entsu-ji, a temple in Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

Kurashiki, Okayama
is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 478,651 and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kurashiki is located in the south-central part of Okayama Prefecture, and the Takahashi River flows through the midwestern part of the city from north to south and empties into the Seto Inland Sea. Most of the plains are occupied by reclaimed land and alluvial plains, and are relatively flat except for the Kojima area. Kojima, Kameshimayama, Tamashima, and Tsurajima are many places in the city that have the ''kanji'' 'island' in their names; these areas were originally islands and were connected by land reclamation to form the current city limits. Okayama City, which is the prefectural capital, is adjacent to the east, and Kurashiki forms part of the Greater Okayama metropolitan area. Adjoining municipalities Okayama Prefecture * Asakuchi * Hayashima *Kita-ku, Okayama * Minami-ku, Okayama *S ...
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Maniwa, Okayama
file:Maniwa city office.jpg, 270px, Maniwa City Hall file:Kuse district Maniwa city Aerial photograph.1976.jpg, 270px, Aerial view of Kuse area of Maniwa is a Cities of Japan, city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,477 in 17568 households and a population density of 51 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Maniwa is located in north-central Okayama Prefecture and is approximately in the center of the Chūgoku Mountains, which forms its northern border with Tottori Prefecture. Occupying 11.6% of Okayama Prefecture, it has the largest area of any municipality in the prefecture. It measures roughly 55 km from North to South, and 35 km from east to west. The mountainous part of the city to the north is dominated by Mount Hiruzen () and the Hiruzen Highlands, which is the source of the Asahi River, emerges from Mount Hiruzen in Maniwa, and its upper reaches are located within the town. The river has approxi ...
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