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The 88 Temple Pilgrimage is Japan's most famous pilgrimage route. The circuit loops around the entire island of Shikoku through 88 temples plus an optional 20 "unnumbered" (bangai) temples. Many of the temples are said to have been founded or restored by the monk and scholar Kūkai, better known by his posthumous title Kōbō Daishi, who among his many achievements is said to have created the kana syllabary, brought the tantric teachings of Esoteric Buddhism from China, developed it into the uniquely Japanese Shingon sect and founded Shingon's headquarters on Mount Koya near Osaka.
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The famous 88 Temple Pilgrimage (Earth -> Asia -> Japan -> Shikoku -> Reason to go there )

The famous 88 Temple Pilgrimage
(Earth -> Asia -> Japan -> Shikoku -> Reason to go there )