Only four temples on the entire 88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage have five-storied pagodas. Motoyama-ji's pagoda was rebuilt in 1910 after the original from 950 AD suffered severe damage.
The temple houses the largest principal statue in the entire Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage: a 4.85-meter tall Eleven-Headed Thousand-Armed Kannon that towers over pilgrims.
讃岐国分寺は四国八十八箇所の第80番札所で、お遍路の終盤にあたる寺です。
The temple's bronze bell was once borrowed by Takamatsu Castle to tell time during the Edo period, but after the feudal lord fell ill and misfortunes struck, it was hastily returned to its original home.
Jinnein and Kannonji are the only two temples among all 88 Shikoku pilgrimage sites that share the exact same grounds, a unique arrangement created after Meiji-era religious reforms forcibly separated them from a Shinto shrine.
神恵院は四国八十八箇所第68番札所で、お遍路の正式な札所の一つです。
Until 1868, pilgrims actually visited Kotohiki Hachimangu Shrine as the 68th sacred site, not Jinnein. The temple only became a pilgrimage stop after the government forced Buddhist and Shinto sites to separate.
Goshoji is the only temple among the 88 Shikoku pilgrimage sites that belongs to the Jishu sect. All others follow Shingon Buddhism, making this a rare place where two major Buddhist traditions coexist.
Before traveling to China, Kūkai planted eight roasted chestnuts here to divine if his journey would succeed. When he returned, all eight had sprouted and grown, so the temple's name changed from 'Eight Countries' to 'Eight Chestnuts.'
Mount Goken once had five distinct peaks, but one collapsed during an earthquake in the Edo period. The mountain's name comes from a legend that five swords fell from heaven when Kūkai trained here, which he buried for protection.
Zentsuji's five-story pagoda took 60 years to build, constructed story by story, and stands 43 meters tall. It was completed in 1902 after being rebuilt four times throughout history.
善通寺は真言宗の寺院で、空海と深い関わりを持つ密教寺院です。
Two sacred camphor trees on the temple grounds are over 1,100 years old and were already towering here when Kukai founded the temple in 807.