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My father passed last year. While he was still alive, he used to say he wanted to walk Ohenro in Shikoku “at least once.” I can’t go for him now, but I want his memory to take some kind of shape<\/span>. I’ve heard about proxy pilgrimage \u2014 would that even be appropriate? Is it somehow disrespectful?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

You want to carry a wish your loved one never got to fulfill.<\/p>\n

That feeling, in my experience, is one of the most natural things a grieving family can have.<\/p>\n

As the 49th-day memorial or the first anniversary approaches, a lot of families quietly start asking themselves: “Isn’t there something more we can do for them at this milestone?”<\/p>\n

But actually walking all of Shikoku yourself \u2014 that’s a 40- to 60-day commitment most people simply can’t make.<\/p>\n

This is where an option most people outside Japan don’t know about comes in: having someone walk the 88 temples on behalf of the deceased<\/span>. It’s called daisan \u2014 proxy pilgrimage.<\/p>\n

And it isn’t new. It’s a memorial practice that’s been part of Ohenro culture for more than a thousand years.<\/p>\n

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Hi, I’m Hajime from Ohenro Gift-Bin<\/strong>. I rode the full 88-temple circuit by motorcycle years ago, and today I run a proxy Ohenro service built around the centuries-old tradition of daisan. In this piece I’ll walk you through what it actually means to choose Ohenro as a memorial tribute<\/span> for someone who passed \u2014 without any religious overreach, just the history and the practical side!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What You’ll Walk Away With<\/div>\n
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