四国遍路（Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage/Shikoku Henro）是世界上最负盛名的朝圣之旅之一，串联起四国岛四个县境内与佛教高僧空海（弘法大师）相关的88座寺院。徒步走完全程约需1200公里，耗时30至60天；也有许多游客选择乘坐巴士、出租车或自驾分段完成。朝圣者（遍路者）身着传统白色上衣、头戴斗笠，而"御接待"（o-settai）这一风俗——当地居民向遍路者赠送食物或金钱——至今仍是一份温暖动人的生活传统。春季时节，山间小路樱花盛开，气温宜人，正是多日徒步的绝佳时机。
- Type
- Experience
- Category
- Culture
- Season
- Spring
- Month
- March–May
- Region
- Shikoku
- Prefecture
- Tokushima / Kochi / Ehime / Kagawa
- City
- Various (circuits all four prefectures)
Highlights
- ◆1,200 km circuit linking 88 sacred temples across four prefectures
- ◆Living o-settai gift-giving tradition between locals and pilgrims
- ◆Traditional white henro costume available to rent or purchase
- ◆Scenic variety from ocean cliffs to mountain forest and castle towns
- ◆Partial routes completable in days or weeks