Saigoku - Pilgrimage of the 33 Temples, Photographs by Simone Sassen

Saigoku, the 'pilgrimage of the 33 temples,' is one of the most prominent pilgrimages in Japan. Following this pilgrimage in different seasons, Cees Nooteboom and Simone Sassen created a splendid portrait of Japan far from bustling cities, a natural world of silence and beauty that sets the mind at rest.