Koyasan Travel Blogs

Koyasan is like a Kyoto. These has many temple and shrine. I wanted to go to there because I never had been to there.It was near from my city. I took 1hour 30min by train and cable car. If you go to there from Namba then you will need 1 hour 45min and 1,230yen.   Train climbed mountain th…

Oh, happy, happy day. OK, I will tell you all about it. Woke up early -- before 6 -- in anticipation of an early departure to today's destination: Koyasan. Koyasan, listed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sights, is a monastic center at the top of Mount Koya with a whole bunch of temples and sigh…

4th times visiting Japan.. Got so relaxing and culture experience this time.. I was almost dying with extremely busy work by holding a festival in the end of 2007. Fortunately, I did feel refresh and get better after staying Japan for 2 week, doing nothing, eating assorted tasteful food and traveling most of facinating cities not only in Kansi area, namely, Osaka, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Kobe and Hemiji, but also Mie, Toba and Ise.. Koyashan is no doubt still my favourit!!

I love Kansai region, as they have so many great things to see and eat :) Most of the time, I chose to stay in Kyoto, but this time, I visited Koya-san, Yoshino, and Himeji. It was a bit too early for cherry blossom, but I really had a great time there.

One month in Japan, mostly with Yoko, my best Japanese friend.. a month in Osaka and a week in Tokyo.. it's fantastic experience.. I met also Noriko, Kitty, Taka, Shie and Yuka.. It was also the most English I spoke in life!! What?? Why not the UK? My 2 year in England? I had Chinese friends there.. ha ha..

i've finally managed to escape the oh-so-fascinating world of hedge fund finance, and am now decadently indulging my long-suppressed wanderlust with 15 months on the road and around the world... *note: apart from the odd review (generally of something not found in your standard guide book), this is really more just a map of my travels than a proper blog, but if you want more information on anywhere i`ve been or what i`ve been up to, send me a message and i`ll see if i can rustle something up.

Suite des aventures.  En feuilletant mon guide, j'ai decouvert une place se nommant Koya-San.  En fait, ca avait l'air de rien, mais une chose etait interessante, c'est que cet endroit est repute pour le shuboku, ie le dodo-dans-des-temples.  Alors, dans ma quee de tester tout ce qui…

my japanese friend, yoko, invite me to go to Koyasan with her two foreign friends and her. i go happily there.

We left Osaka in the morning, and took several trains, busses and subways to reach the monestary (and consequently tourist) town of Koyasan.  This was the part of the tour where we escape the hustle and bustle of the city and escape to the seclusion of a working shukubo (or temple).  And …