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Our guide
Hotsumisaki-ji is a Shingon temple in Muroto, Kōchi. It is Temple No. 24 of the Shikoku pilgrimage and the first in Kōchi, marking the start of the pilgrimage's stage of “austerity and discipline”.
Cape Muroto is about 700 m away. We have not checked a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Hotumisakiji20220329 1 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hotumisakiji yakkosou 1 — Araiyasushige · CC0 · source · resized
- Hotumisakiji gomadou 1 — Araiyasushige · CC0 · source · resized
- Hotumisakiji 20250328 1 — Araiyasushige · CC0 · source · resized
- Hotumisaki 20250408 2 — Araiyasushige · CC0 · source · resized
- Hotumisaki 20250408 1 — Araiyasushige · CC0 · source · resized
- Hotumisaki 20230919 1 — Araiyasushige · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hotumisaki 20221105 1 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hottumisakizi01 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hotsumisaki-ji (最御崎寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in Muroto, Kōchi, Japan. It is the 24th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, and the first located in Kochi, representing the start of the "austerity and discipline" (修行, shugyō) stage of the pilgrimage.
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What to expect at this type of place: Temple
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