Abstract
This research targeted the Omuro 88 temple pilgrimage sites at Ninna-ji Temple. This report investigated three items "The direction the principal image is facing", "the pilgrimage route" and "the distinctive topography of the temple". The objective was to compare these features with those of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage and to consider the origins of the Omuro pilgrimage. And, the Sanskrit characters engraved on the Cho-ishi (stone markers) along the pilgrimage route were documented. The findings reveal that the Omuro pilgrimage imitates the general structure of the Shikoku pilgrimage, particularly in terms of temple names, principal image and pilgrimage route. On the other hand, it was revealed that the "distance between temples", "the orientation of the principal image", "characteristics of the Mido (Inner Sanctuary)" cannot be said to be imitations of temples in Shikoku and are unique to Omuro. It also became clear that the number of stones placed along the "pilgrimage route" did not represent a "sacred site".
