TAKAMATSU, Japan -- The Shikoku Henro pilgrimage, a 1,200-year-old tradition famous within Japan, is attracting international fans.
Author depicts culture spanning 1,200 years in tale of 1,400-km journey

Pilgrims clad in white and with their distinctive walking sticks walk part of the 1,400-km Shikoku Henro in 2006. © Reuters
TAKAMATSU, Japan -- The Shikoku Henro pilgrimage, a 1,200-year-old tradition famous within Japan, is attracting international fans.