I made my own seichi junrei—visiting Murakami's Kobe through his novels.
Daniel Morales explores the linguistic evolution of 'seichi junrei' from religious pilgrimage term to modern anime tourism descriptor. Contrasts traditional 88 Temple pilgrimage on Shikoku with contemporary fandom-based visits to anime and literary locations. Narrates his own April 2024 seichi junrei to Ashia, visiting sites from Murakami novels and other literary/cultural landmarks, reflecting on urban aesthetics and the transformation of pilgrimage in modern Japan.
