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Shikoku Pilgrims Trail - It is six am and the temple gongs are being rung, the only sound you have heard in the past eight hours. Clusters of monks and novices assemble in the pre-dawn light for their morning meditation. Unlike many renowned temples in Japan that have become mere tourist attractions, certain special temples carry on as monasteries, conducting ceremonies, housing monks, pilgrims and travelers as they have for a thousand years. Temple stays are a unique chance to mingle...
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