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Yoko and me with KIMONO.. Grandma took the pic.. she did very well..
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Koyasan Vacation Guide
Koyasan (高野山;san means Mountain) is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka. First settled in 819 by the monk Kūkai, Koyasan is primarily known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Located in an 800 m high valley amid the eight peaks of the mountain, the original monastery has grown into the town of Koya, featuring a university dedicated to religious studies and 120 temples, many of which offer lodging to pilgrims. The mountain is home to the following famous sites:
Okunoin (奥の院), the mausoleum of Kūkai, surrounded by an immense graveyard (the largest in Japan)
Konpon Daitō (根本大塔), a pagoda that according to Shingon doctrine represents the central point of a mandala covering not only Koyasan but all of Japan
Kongōbu-ji (金剛峰寺), the headquarters of the Shingon sect
In 2004, UNESCO designated Koyasan, along with two other locations on the Kii Peninsula, as World Heritage Sites.
Okunoin (奥の院), the mausoleum of Kūkai, surrounded by an immense graveyard (the largest in Japan)
Konpon Daitō (根本大塔), a pagoda that according to Shingon doctrine represents the central point of a mandala covering not only Koyasan but all of Japan
Kongōbu-ji (金剛峰寺), the headquarters of the Shingon sect
In 2004, UNESCO designated Koyasan, along with two other locations on the Kii Peninsula, as World Heritage Sites.
Koyasan Travel Blogs
Jan 11, 2009
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…
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Jan 21, 2008 – Sep 30, 2008
Chicago, Illinois, USA -› Osaka, Japan -› …
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…
Dec 29, 2007 – Jan 11, 2008
Taiwan -› Osaka, Japan -› …
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!!
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