Kagawa Prefecture

Motoyamaji is temple No. 70 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, a Kōyasan Shingon Buddhist temple in Mitoyo, Kagawa. Founded in 807 by Kūkai, it features a National Treasure main hall (rebuilt 1300) and one of only four fivestoried pagodas on the pilgrimage route.

Honmura's tutelary shrine, rebuilt in 2002 by artist Hiroshi Sugimoto for Naoshima's Art House Project. A glass staircase links the Shinmeistyle main hall to a stone chamber buried beneath it.

Sanuki Kokubunji is a historic Buddhist temple in Takamatsu, Kagawa, and Temple 80 of the Shikoku 88 pilgrimage. Founded in 741 and linked to Gyōki, it preserves major cultural assets and stands on the site of the former provincial temple.

Jinnein is a Buddhist temple in Kanonji, Kagawa, known as Shikoku Pilgrimage Temple 68. It shares the Mt. Kotohiki precincts with Kannonji Temple and is closely tied to the former Kotohiki Hachimangu Shrine, reflecting a rare history of syncretic worship.

Goshoji is a Buddhist temple in Utazu, Kagawa, and the 78th sacred site on the Shikoku Henro pilgrimage. Set on a small hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea, it is known locally as Yakuyoke Utazu Daishi and for its long history linked to Gyoki and Kobo Daishi.

Yakuriji is a Shingon Buddhist temple on Mount Goken in Takamatsu, Kagawa, and the 85th site of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Founded by Kūkai in 829, it features the main hall, Seitendo Hall with Japan's oldest Kangiten deity, and panoramic views of Takamatsu city.

Doryuji is a Shingon temple in Tadotsu, Kagawa, near the Seto Inland Sea coast. Founded in 712, it is valued for its long religious history and as a regional Buddhist site, with the temple grounds reflecting the quiet continuity of early Japanese temple...

Zentsuji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Zentsuji, Kagawa, founded by Kukai in 807 on the site of his birth. It is the 75th stop on the Shikoku Pilgrimage and a major temple complex with eastern and western precincts.