After spending the morning in Konpira-san and having the local chicken on the bone for lunch, we went to the nearby town of Zentsūji. It was a short train ride away, and is worth going to due to the fact that a famous temple is located there.
This famous temple is the Byōbuura Gogakusan Tanjō-in Zentsū-ji, or Zentsū-ji for short. This temple is famous due to the fact that the founder of Shingon Buddhism, Kūkai, was the one who established it in 807. This individual was also the one who retreated in Mount Koya, which we visited earlier during this trip.
I personally am not familiar with Buddhism at all, and therefore I cannot place important significance on the various elements we have seen in this temple. Nevertheless, I saw plenty of pilgrims who were visiting, and these pilgrims are recognisable due to their typical attire, as well as the items they carry, as they go over the 88 Temples in Shikoku.
After wandering around the premises, which is divided into eastern and western sections, we slowly headed back to the train station, and made our way back to Takamatsu.
