Welcome to Tyler Walks, a living journal and photo gallery of my upcoming visit to the island of Shikoku, Japan. Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. For hundreds of years, thousands of people every year complete some or all of the Henro Pilgrimage. The vast majority of these pilgrims are Japanese, and do it as part of the religious faith. The Henro Pilgrimage is a 750 mile long pilgrimage largely around the circumference of Shikoku, comprised of visiting 88 Buddhist temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi, or Kukai as he was later to be known. While most Henro pilgrims today make their journey by car or bus tour, I’m going to attempt to walk as much of the trail as I can in the 30 days I’ll be in Japan. Yikes!