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Arukihenro : walking pilgrims / a Tiger Toda film ; produced, directed and edited by Tommi Mendel.

Format Video (Streaming) and Electronic
Publication InfoWatertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 2008, ©2006.
Description1 streaming video (73 min.)
Supplemental Content Access restricted to subscribers
Subject(s)
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages--Japan --Shikoku Region.
Temples--Japan --Shikoku Region.
Shikoku Region (Japan)--Religious life and customs.
Other author/creatorMendel, Tommi.
Other author/creatorOsada, Koichi, 1943-
Other author/creatorToda, Atsuko.
Other author/creatorDocumentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Other author/creatorTiger Toda Productions.
Portion of title Walking pilgrims
Abstract For a great number of people the main motive for undertaking a pilgrimage consists in the journey itself. This constant quest seems to be a central need of each human being. This documentary focuses on this need in relation to the lives of today's Japanese wandering pilgrims. It shows their motives, aims and desires as they travel along the 88 Temples' Pilgrimage that circles the Japanese island of Shikoku.
LanguageIn Japanese with English subtitles.

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