Seasoning the Seasons · SEASON 4
The Shikoku Pilgrimage
Episode 8 · 2015-04-12
- Documentary
Episode overview
1,200 years ago, Kukai, a well-known Japanese monk, made a pilgrimage through 88 sacred sites In the Japanese island of Shikoku. The route through all 88 sites is 1,400 kilometers long and loops around the island. Pilgrim's still come, with both anxiety and hope, to follow in Kukai's footsteps. Kukai told his followers that enlightenment knows one's own heart. The Shikoku Pilgrimage is a journey to find oneself, shedding one's spiritual baggage simply by walking. The pilgrim's journey around Shikoku brings unexpected encounters and lifelong memories.
Season 4 episodes
1. Tsugaru: Enduring Winter for the Hot Festival2015-01-07
2. Tosa: Land of Passionate People2015-01-14
3. The Gods of Japan: An Infinite World of Spirits2015-02-04
4. Aizu: Land of the Last Samurai2015-02-11
5. Yakushima: Island of Primeval Forests2015-03-04
6. Sanriku Railway: Back from the Brink2015-03-11
7. Nihonbashi: The Bridge at the Center of Japanese Commerce2015-04-05
8. The Shikoku Pilgrimage2015-04-12
9. Dewa Sanzan: Mystic Mountains of Prayers2015-05-03
10. Hakata Yamakasa: A Festival to Live For2015-06-01
11. A Sushi Tour Around Japan2015-06-06
12. Osaka: City of Waterways2015-06-13
13. Owara Kaze no Bon: A Festival to Calm the Wind Gods2015-08-03
14. The Kunisaki Peninsula: Mystical Festivals in a Spiritual Land2015-09-28
15. Tsukemono: Japan's Pickled Soul Food2015-10-05
16. Kanazawa: An Eternal Love of Beauty and Culture2015-10-12
17. Notsuke Peninsula: Harsh Winters and Rich Seas2015-11-23
18. Kinosaki Onsen: A Town of Hot Springs2015-12-07
