<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMji huo ulikuja kuwa mahali pa kusafiri kwa ajili ya ibada ya kidini, na hivyo kuwavutia wafuasi wa dini ya Budha kutoka maeneo mengi ya Mashariki, kutia ndani Japani, China, na Asia ya Kusini-Mashariki.  <response>: It quickly became a leading pilgrimage site, attracting devout Buddhists from many Eastern regions including Japan, China, and Southeast Asia as it still does today. 