Shirabe
西国巡礼

西国さいごく

Noun place name family or surname
English jmdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki)
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) western nations (esp. India or Europe)
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
See also: 西国三十三所 (さいごくさんじゅうさんしょ)
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
See also: 西国巡礼 (さいごくじゅんれい)
English jmnedict
1
Saigoku