Chuugoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage

     The Japanese phrase "Chugoku" has 2 meanings.  Globally, it refers to China, and, domestically, the Chugoku Region covers Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane, and Tottori Prefectures.  Chugoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage was organized in 1982 across the 5 prefectures in Japan, and has been very active in interacting with Kannon temples abroad, sending tis members to Mount Putuo in China, which is one of the four major sacred mountains in China along with Mount Wutai, Mount Jiuhua, and Mount Emei, and which is renowned for their Guanyin  (the Chinese pronunciation for Kannon in Japanese) worship, and to the member temples of New Korea 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.