Canadian Mark Groenewold who lives in the city of Takamatsu on Shikoku has published a new book titled “Your Pilgrimage in Japan: A Regular Canadian on the 88 Temple Buddhist Pilgrimage of Shikoku“.

Rather than trying to write a comprehensive guide, Mark wanted to “inspire, inform, and encourage” those interested in the Shikoku Pilgrimage after walking it himself in 2016.

As with many other Henro, he was disheartened by the island’s declining population and wanted to help promote Shikoku to encourage inbound tourism.

Read more in the Nikkei Asian Review or on Mark’s own site.