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| | Guide to Japanese Pilgrims, Pilgrimages, Holy Mountains, Sacred Shrines |
 | | Kumano, in southern Wakayama Prefecture, became a large center for adherents and pilgrims of the Shugendo sect (Shingon) during the Heian Period. |
| | Many Japanese localities and prefectures, hoping to attract religious tourists, have copied the traditional pilgrimage patterns to establish their own modern circuits for the 33 Kannon and 88 Holy Sites. |
| | Nearly all modern pilgrims purchase the amulets, hats, satchels, staffs, bells, and other religious paraphernalia that are sold in abundance by temples, shrines, prefectural bodies, cities, and travel agencies. |
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