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Yūben Shinnen _{[ characters, history ]}

Yūben Shinnen (宥辡真念) is a historical figure who played a very important role in the development of the pilgrimage of the 88 temples to Shikoku in the 17th century. He wrote the first pilgrimage guide: the Shikoku henro michi shirube. (more…)