Shimane 33 Kannon Pilgrimage

     Shimane 33 Kannon Pilgrimage spreads across Medieval Shimane County but not across Modern Shimane Prefecture, so it could have been organized sometime during the Edo Period. The distribution area belongs to Matsue City today, but the member temples are different from those of Matsue 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.  When we talk about localism and/or regionalism, it is sometimes difficult to define the area and identify it with a certain name.  The pilgrimage’s guidebook was published in 1997.