Okuno-in Temple & Dawn Chanting
I got up early at early at 5:30 as although I’d missed out on staying at the Buddhist temple, I wanted to make the most of staying in the Buddhist …
Okuno-in Cemetery
Koyasan has one of the largest cemeteries in Japan, stretching a few kilometers from one end to the other and as such was one of the places they advised visiting. …
Mt Benten
After visiting the shrines & Daimon gate, I started to head up the trail towards the top of Mt. Benton. A short way up there was a sign for bears …
Daimon Gate
The Daimon gate was the main entrance to the city and a big structure with some impressive statues in it. It was good to go see but not much else …
Danjo Guran Temples
This was another key complex of temples; it was nice to see the varied design of there and walk between them. The chap at my hostel had said it was …
Kongobuji Temple
The journey to Koyasan was my first trip on the private railway; the first train was like any other, the second though provided some lovely views of the beautiful scenery …