聖せい地ち巡じゅん礼れい

noun

pilgrimage to sacred places

Traditional religious pilgrimage to holy sites such as shrines, temples, or other sacred locations.

• 四し国こく八はち十じゅう八はち箇か所しょの聖せい地ち巡じゅん礼れいは多おおくの人ひとにとって一いっ生しょうに一いち度どの体たい験けんです。

  The pilgrimage to the 88 sacred sites of Shikoku is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many people.

noun

visiting real-life locations from anime, manga, etc.

Colloquial otaku term for traveling to places that appear in anime, manga, games, or other media. Often called 'anime pilgrimage' in English.

• あのアニメの舞ぶ台たいになった町まちへ聖せい地ち巡じゅん礼れいに行いってきた。

  I went on a pilgrimage to the town that was the setting for that anime.