Information to Accommodation
NearShidoji Temple

NearNagaoji Temple

NearOkuboji Temple

Ryokan Iseda

Ishiya Ryokan

Ryokan Fujiya

Taiya Ryokan

2645-1, Shido, Sanuki City
TEL.087-894-7778
Around 5 mins walkfrom Shidoji Temple

599-1, Shido, Sanuki City
TEL.087-894-0021
Around 8 mins walkfrom Shidoji Temple

548-8, Shido, Sanuki City
TEL.0120-05-1175
Around 10 mins walkfrom Shidoji Temple

547, Shido, Sanuki City
TEL.087-894-0038
Around 10 mins walkfrom Shidoji Temple

Azumaya Ryokan

Kechigan-no-Yado Nagaoji973-9, Nagaonishi, Sanuki City
TEL.0879-52-2415
Around 1 min walk fromNagaoji Temple

982, Nagaonishi, Sanuki City
TEL.0879-52-3084
Around 1 min walk fromNagaoji Temple

Minshuku Yasokubo

Ryokan Nodoya Takeyashiki103-5, Tawakanewari, Sanuki City
TEL.0879-56-2031
Around 5 mins walkfrom Okuboji Temple

123-1, Tawa Aza Takeyashiki, Sanuki City
TEL.0879-56-2288
Around 30 mins walk from Okuboji Temple,
or 5 mins by community bus

KAGAWA SANUKI CITYSHIKOKU HENROGUIDE MAP
│Shidoji Temple│ Nagaoji Temple │ Okuboji Temple │Access to Sanuki City
Access to Sanuki City by Train

Access to Sanuki City by Air

JR Takamatsu Koutoku
LineShido Station 3 min Orange -Town Station
Station40 min

Tokyo
NagoyaShin-Osaka

4 min

2 min walk

Shinkansen

JR Okayama
StationSeto-Ohashi Line

Kotoden TakamatsuChikko Station

Shinkansen

Kotohira Line or
Nagao Line 5 min

Yosan Line 1 hr

Kagoshima
HakataHiroshima

1 min walkOkawa Bus Hiketa Line 40 min

Zoda Station

1 hr
20 min3 min

KotodenShido Station

Kanzaki Station
5 min

Shido Line 35 min

Sanuki-Tsuda Station

Takamatsu
Airport

3 min

Nagao Kotoden
KotodenLine
Kawaramachi Station 40 min Nagao Station

JR Takamatsu Koutoku
LineShido Station 3 min Orange -Town Station
Station40 min

4 min

Airportshuttle bus35 min

9 hr 30 min

Kobe, Sannomiya
Kansai Airport

8 min

3 hr

8 min
ExpressTsuda

3 hr

8 min

2 hr 30 min

8 min

3 hr

8 min

KotodenShido Station

3 min

Kanzaki Station
5 min

Shido Line 35 min

Sanuki-Tsuda Station
3 min

Nagao Kotoden
KotodenLine
Kawaramachi Station 40 min Nagao Station

Tsuruwa Station

Sanyo Expressway
Miki JCT

Seto-ohashi Bridge〜Seto Chuo Expressway〜
Takamatsu Expressway 1 hr 10 min

Takamatsu-chuo ICExpressShido

Transportation guide

Taxi Information

Sanuki City Community Bus
TEL.087-894-1113

Iroha Tax1053-2 Nagaonishi, Sanuki City
TEL.0120-16-8339

JR Takamatsu Station
Railway Information Center
TEL.087-825-1702

Ookawa Kotsu
919-2 Tsuda, Tsuda-machi,
Sanuki City
TEL.0120-42-1516

Kotoden Takamatsu-Chikko
StationTEL.087-851-9950

Kotoden TakamatsuChikko Station

Zoda Station

Sanyo Expressway
Kurashiki JCT

4 hr 40 min
NagoyaOsaka, Umeda, Nanba

1 min walkAccess to Sanuki City by Car

Access to Sanuki City by Express Bus

Kyoto

2 min walk

Kotohira Line or
Nagao Line 5 min

1 hr45 min

Tsuruwa Station

NahaYokohama, Shinjuku,Hachioji

Okawa Bus
Head Oﬃce stopTokyo(Haneda)

11 minAkashi- Kaikyo Bridge〜Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway〜
Takamatsu Expressway 2 hr 20 min

Shido IC

4 min

TsudaSangawa IC

6 min

Tsudahigashi IC

Shimanami Kaido Expressway〜Matsuyama Expressway〜
Takamatsu Expressway 3 hr 10 min

Sanyo Expressway
Onomichi JCT

Okawa Taxi
385-13 Ishida higashi ko,
Sangawa-machi, Sanuki City
TEL.0120-43-8455
Sankyo Taxi
872 Nagaohigashi, Sanuki City
TEL.0120-81-8099

Rental bicycle"Gen-chari"●Rental Hours: 9:00〜16:30●Rental Location: Hiraga Gennai Memorial Museum●Rental Fees:
Adult bicycles: 1,000 yen (incl. 700 yen deposit)●Electric-assist bicycles:
2,000 yen (incl. 1,000 yen deposit)
Children's bicycles: 200 yen※Deposit money will be refunded when bicycles are returned.
※Bicycle numbers are limited, so inquiring in advance is recommended.
※For safety reasons, "Gen-chari" cannot be rented to children unaccompanied by an adult.

●Inquiries: Hiraga Gennai Memorial Museum
TEL.087-894-1684
Free WiFi Service KAGAWA WiFi

Marusen Taxi495-5 Shido, Sanuki City
TEL.0120-08-8856

Easy access to the Internet via
smartphone or tablet●Max 30 min. per acces（8 accesses per day）

Inquiries about sightseeing,accommodations and meals

Sanuki City Tourism Association
5385-8 Shido, Sanuki City, Kagawa prefecture 769-2195
Sanuki City's
Mascot character

Sakki

TEL.087-894-1601
Sanuki City Tourism Association Website

Sanuki City Commerce and Tourism Divisionhttps://sanuki-kanko.jp/

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Shikoku Henro Pilgrimage Exchange Salon おへんろ交流サロン
The Shikoku Henro Pilgrimage Exchange Salon is a free rest
stop located along the Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage
between the 87th temple, Nagaoji, and the 88th temple,Okuboji. The building is frequented by local residents as wellas the pilgrims, called ohenro, making their way toward thelast temple on their long journey. Tea and refreshments areavailable for pilgrims who want to exchange tips andinformation with each other, and there are also maps andguidebooks providing listings for nearby restaurants andaccommodations. Those who have visited all 88 temples onfoot or by bicycle can receive a certificate here to verify thatthey have completed the pilgrimage.

Aside from serving as a place for travelers to rest their weary
legs, the Exchange Salon contains an exhibition room wherevisitors can learn about the history of the pilgrimage. The
items displayed include travelogues and maps from the Edoperiod (1603‒1867), the wooden slips that were used bypilgrims to indicate that they had visited a particular temple,
nokyocho notebooks containing stamps and calligraphy fromall 88 temples many times over, travel permits issued by thegovernment, and garments worn by pilgrims centuries ago.
There is also a diorama of Shikoku with the 88 temples
displayed, which provides a visual representation of thedistance between each sanctuary and the lengths that are
traveled by the pilgrims on foot.

The Prefectural
Kikaku Park

Nagaoji Temple
長尾寺

讃岐うどん
（打込みうどん）香川県立亀鶴公園
Well-known as a famous cherry
blossom spot, this approximately
30 0m-lon g stretc h of c herr ytrees is indescribably beautiful.
The area also at trac ts manyv i s i t o r s w h e n t h e Ja p a n e s eirises bloom in early June.

How about taking
a break?

Kechigan-no-Sato
Farmer s market Museum of
Astronomical Telscopes

Karafuro

Hosokawa Family
House

TEL.0879-56-2160
TEL.0879-56-2028
TEL.0879-56-2032

Grilled Oyster Alley（Oyster dining area）
Kotoden Shido Station

Boto Togan
Daimyojin Shrine JR Shido
Station3

Taka-jizo
Statues
Kikaku Park377

JR ZodaStationHiraga Gennai
Memorial Museum
JR Orange-Town
StationShido IC86 Shidoji Temple

N10

おへんろ交流サロン

Michi-no-Eki Miroku
Camellia
Hot Spring

KasugaHot Spring

Tsuda-Sangawa ICMiroku
Natural Park

JR Sanuki-TsudaStation

KAGAWA SANUKI CITYSHIKOKU HENRO GUIDE MAP88temple
on the pilgrimage

Okuboji Temple
大窪 寺
Address：96, Tawakanewari, Sanuki CityTEL.0879-56-2278
Access：Around 1 min walkfrom Sanuki City Community Bus "Okuboji" bus stop

Okuboji, a sanctuary of the Shingon school of Buddhism, is the 88th and final temple onthe Shikoku Pilgrimage. Its grounds cover the side of the 774-meter Mt. Nyotai, near theborder between Kagawa and Tokushima prefectures, and attract pilgrims as well as casualvisitors, many of whom include Okuboji in a tour of the Three Rising Temples?the last
three temples on the pilgrimage. According to the temple s own history, it was founded in
the early eighth century, when a priest named Gyoki (668-749) visited the current site ofOkuboji during his journeys around Shikoku. The temple also claims an association with
Kukai (774-835), the presumed founder of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, who is said to haveconducted ascetic training in a cave on the steep, distinctively shaped cliffside behind theMain Hall. In this cave, Kukai carved a likeness of Yakushi, the Buddha of medicine andhealing, offered a staff that had passed through the three great lands of Buddhism?India,China, and Japan?and named the place Okuboji ( Temple of the Great Hollow ).
As most Shikoku pilgrims complete their long journey at Okuboji, the temple grounds
include a repository for walking sticks that pilgrims dedicate to the temple before returning

Sanuki City
Outdoor Music SpaceTheatron

さぬきワイン

Paulownia wood clogs, GetaJourney time to the nearest
Sanuki City Community Bus stops

JR Shido
StationKokudo-guchi

Around10 mins
walkShidoji
TempleTsuda no Matsubara
Hotel Quapark Tsuda
Quataraso Sanuki Tsuda

Seaside Corridor
Auto Campsite

A little way off the route, this resort offers
rooms with ocean views.
Matsubara District, Tsudamachi, Sanuki City
TEL.0879-42-2521
Around 15 mins walkfrom JR Sanuki-Tsuda Station

Autumn colors

home. The items in this repository, which is located next to the Daishi Hall, are disposed ofritually by burning them every spring and summer. Visitors to Okuboji can get a feel for thepilgrimage by descending into a room under the Daishi Hall, where 88 statues that
represent the deities of the temples along the pilgrimage route are enshrined. Underneaththe floor in front of each statue is a bag of sand from the temple enshrining the depicted
deity. This sand represents the sacred ground of the temple and allows the person whosteps on it to receive the same blessings as a visitor to the actual sanctuary. This
miniature pilgrimage was established to accommodate those unable to travel the actualroute due to constraints of health or time.
Located some 450 meters above sea level, Okuboji occasionally receives snowfall inwinter. In November, just before the coldest time of the year, the temple attracts crowds ofvisitors who come to view the autumn foliage of the ginkgo and maple trees that growthroughout the grounds.

This is the largest production
area of Paulownia geta
clogs in the whole of Japan.
Handmade individually byskilled artisans.

Around10 mins
walk

KotodenShido Station

Around5 minswalk

Around 20 mins

Okawa Bus
Honsha-mae

Around5 minswalk

Nagaoji
TempleAround5 minswalk

KotodenNagao Station

Around 12 mins

Michi-no-Eki
Nagao

Around1 mins
walkOhenro
ExchangeSalon

Around 20 mins

桐下駄

Sanuki Winery
To Tokushima Prefecture

Sanuki Wine
Original wines made with
Kagawa-grown grapes.
Distinctive for their highly
aromatic, deep flavors.

11Takamatsu
Expressway

88 Okuboji Temple

Shikoku Henro
Pilgrimage
Exchange Salon

JR Kanzaki
StationGaze out at theSeto Inland Sea,
and feel the sea breeze

Other sites of interest include the East Gate, which was moved to its current
spot in 1913 from the historic Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu, and a monument toLady Shizuka (1165?1211), a tragic figure whose story has been recounted inmany epic plays and chronicles. Shizuka was the mistress of Minamoto noYoshitsune (1159-1189), a warrior renowned for his military prowess, whobecame a wanted man after falling out with his family. After the lovers parted
ways to evade their captors, Shizuka and her mother are said to have visited
Nagaoji, where they decided to become Buddhist nuns. The hair Shizuka
shaved off to indicate her commitment is believed to be buried under a moundnear the monument.

Convenient Access to the Three Temples
by Public Transport!

Oysters from Shido Bay, which boasts one of
the highest yields in Kagawa Prefecture. During
the oyster season, you can enjoy grilled oysters
in the area around Shido Bay (November toMarch).
Access: Around 15 mins walkfrom Shidoji Temple (Reservation required)●Kakiyaki Watanabe
TEL.087-894-8676●Kaisen Kakiyaki Kakurega TEL.087-894-3836●Kaki-no-Yama
TEL.087-880-7649

To Takamatsu

KotodenNagao StationNagaoji Honbo Zensho

Oysters 牡 蠣Learn about Hiraga Gennai,
Genius of the Edo Period87 Nagaoji Temple

Chikaraishi
Michi-no-EkiNagao●Yasoba-an●Nodaya●Hienkaku

Address：653, Nagaonishi, Sanuki CityTEL.0879 -52 -2041
Access: Around 5 mins walk from Kotoden Nagao Station
Around 5 mins walk from Sanuki City Community Bus"Okawa Bus Honsha-mae" bus stopNagaoji, a temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism, is the 87th site on the88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage. Its history is believed to have begun in the year
739, when a priest named Gyoki (668-749) visited the site during his journeys
around Shikoku. Nagaoji also claims an association with Kukai (774-835), thepresumed founder of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, who is said to have conductedrituals here in his youth before traveling to China to study esoteric teachings.
After returning to Japan, Kukai visited Nagaoji again and had its grounds
expanded. The ancient halls of the temple were lost to fire and war long ago; thecurrent configuration of buildings dates to the Edo period (1603-1867), when
Nagaoji received the protection and favor of the daimyo lords of the Takamatsudomain. The Main Gate, in which the temple bell hangs, was built in 1694 and is
one of the oldest surviving structures on the grounds.

Uchikomi Udon
A large number of udon noodle restaurants canbe found on the pilgrimage route, which of course
serve Sanuki udon, eaten simply with dashi broth.
Near Okuboji Temple, you can enjoy the famousuchikomi udon, which is simmered withvegetables and miso, and refresh your tired body.

templeon the pilgrimage

Okuboji Temple

Around1 minswalkOkubojiTemple

Inquiries●Sanuki City Community BusTEL.087-894-1113●Kotoden Bus
TEL.087-821-3033●Kotoden（Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad）

TEL.087-831-6008●When using bus to travel between temples, please use the Shido-Tawa Line.

Sanuki City Produce Center86temple
on the pilgrimage

Shidoji Temple
志度寺
Kyokusui ("Winding Stream") Garden:
Address：1102, Shido, Sanuki City
Muzentei
TEL.087-894-0086
Access: Around 10 mins walk from JR Shido Station, Kotoden Shido Station
Around 10 mins walk from Sanuki City Community Bus "JR Shido Eki-mae" bus stop,or 5 mins from "Kokudo-guchi" bus stopShidoji, or the Temple of Wish Fulfilment, is the 86th sanctuary on the 88-temple
Shikoku Pilgrimage. Located in the city of Sanuki, it welcomes a steady stream of pilgrims
nearing the end of their long journey. Shidoji has spacious, forested grounds, and anumber of auxiliary halls and other structures. The temple is entered through the Niomon,or Gate of the Guardian Kings, which is flanked by a pair of statues representing fierce
guardian deities. These are believed to have been carved by Unkei (1150-1223), a master
sculptor of Buddha statues whose work includes several figures now designated NationalTreasures. The gate itself was donated to the temple in 1671 by the daimyo lord of theTakamatsu domain, who in that year also had a new Main Hall built at Shidoji. The gate
and hall are both designated Important Cultural Properties. Another symbol of the temple
is its bright red 33-meter pagoda, which was added in 1975. Also of interest is theMuzentei, a dry garden designed by the renowned landscape architect Shigemori Mirei(1896-1975).

The temple s principal deity is Juichimen Kannon, the eleven-headed bodhisattva ofcompassion. The statue depicting this deity was carved out of a single piece of hinoki
cypress in the Heian period (794-1185) and is revealed to the public on only one day every
year: July 16. Another statue at the temple, the Datsueba, is somewhat less elusive. It isdisplayed on the 17th day of every month in the Datsueba Hall. Datsueba is a character inJapanese folklore who awaits the dead in the Buddhist underworld, where the souls of thedeceased must cross the Sanzu River to reach the afterlife. Datsueba preys on those whohave crossed, snatching their clothes and hanging them on a tree. She then determines
the weight of a person s sins by inspecting the condition of their clothes, and doles out
various punishments before letting her victims pass to the palace of Enma, the king of theunderworld, to receive his judgment. Another hall at Shidoji is dedicated to Enma,enshrined in the form of the eleven-headed Kannon. At Shidoji the two are believed to beincarnations of the same deity. The Enma statue can also be viewed on the 17th day ofthe month.