The "Rennyo Shonin Goei Dochu" began on April 17, 2025, with participants walking from Higashi Honganji (head temple of the Otani branch of the Shinshu sect) in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City to northern Fukui Prefecture, carrying a portrait of Rennyo, the founder of the Honganji Temple revival. The monks and followers set out on a journey of about 200 kilometers to Awara City, Fukui Prefecture, where Rennyo was based as a missionary base.