Glossary

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  • O-setai [ pilgrimage ]

    O-settai (お接待) is a gift to Shikoku pilgrim's.  See Settai

  • obon [ buddhism ]

    O-Bon (お 盆) is a Buddhist (Matsuri) festival dedicated to the dead (ancestors) that usually runs from August 13th to 15th. This is an opportunity for the Japanese who live far from their family to return to their hometown.

  • Orei-Mairi [ pilgrimage ]

    Orei-Mairi (お 礼 参 り) A custom that means finishing the Shikoku pilgrimage by returning to the first temple visited. For others, it is the end of the pilgrimage to Mount Koya. (more…)