Muroto Cape

Muroto Cape projects from southeastern Shikoku into the Pacific. Near its tip, waves have carved caves in the rocky coast. One of them, Mikurodo, is traditionally associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai, who is said to have practised here in his youth. Above the sea stands Hotsumisaki-ji, a temple linked to his memory and later supported by warriors as well as pilgrims travelling around Shikoku.