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Koyasan Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Koyasan, Japan
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Bedding Down With The Monks
This is a top pick! ... Mt. Koya, which is not a single mountain but rather a group of mountains, is primarily known as the world headquarters of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism- it is located in an 800 m high valley amid the eight peaks of the mountain (which ...
8ft tall, with red beard dressed in a blue frock
This is a top pick! ... venerated at Mt. Koya. This story would explain why dogs are the only animals permitted to enter the holy precincts of Koyasan. Kobo Daishi opened the mountain the following year and began construction of the head temple, the Kongobuji. He spent the ...
Monks and Merriment
This is a top pick! ... Buddhism, we were also able to enjoy the changing colors of the maple leaves - it's a HUGE deal in Japan! They loovvve their maple trees. Koyasan is a photographers dream, and I would've had a great time just taking pictures all weekend. Enough about ...
Koyasan and buddhism
... fast, so difficult to capture on photo. From Shin Osaka on the subway, then train via Osaka, Namba and finally Gokurabashi to Koyasan via funicular and local bus. We finally arrived at our Buddhist monastery, Ekoin Temple, by late afternoon. A ...
Buddhist Mysticism
... were waiting for passengers exiting the funicular. Everything was so well synchronized that traveling efficiently inside Japan was effortless. Koyasan could be easily divided into two sections: the transcedental footpath through a forest of towering ...
Koyasan - Peaceful Retreat
... general walk in the area, I visited a famous Kongabuji temple where had supposedly one of the largest rock gardens in all of Japan. I ventured east from there. There was a large cemetery which led up a slight incline to the another ...
Koya-san
... on the futon, I slept like a baby. Another bloody... temple In Europe, there were ABCs. In Japan, there are ABTs. Every five feet in Koyasan, there was another shrine or temple. They are all elaborate and beautiful, though they do start to blend ...
Koyasan and an introduction to Buddah
... Sat 20th May Today is the first big Japan challenge! while planning the trip i came across a small mountain town called Koyasan. Whats so special about this place? well its the home of Shingon Buddhism in Japan and was founded in 816 by a master ...
Temples de Koyasan
J'ai quitté ce matin la ville de Kyoto pour me rendre sur le mont Koya (Koyasan en japonais, "san" veut dire "mont"). Le but d'aller à Koyasan est de passer une nuit dans un temple Bouddhisme. Tout d'abord, je me suis levé très tôt pour aller ...
Chanting Monks and Vegetarian Cuisine
... and ducks (especially Archie). We left the hostel and then left Kyoto vowing to spend more time here on our next trip to Japan. We had such a lovely time here and it is just spectacular with all the historic sites. They have statues of Astroboy and Kimba ...
Koya-san and Toba
Our last two destinations before heading to Kyoto were Koya-san and Toba. We had arranged to spend one night in each place however it turned out to be very extraordinary nights. Koya-san is a mountain south of Nara. While travelling we already got a ...
Never underestimate a monk
Even though it's only about 1 and a half hours by train, koyasan (mount koya) seems like a milion miles away from Osaka. We watched the towering department stores become lush, dense greenery as we delved deeper into a kind of paradise. The photos will ...
Koya-san: Winter Wonderland!!
... , the flip-side to this was that the temperature was very cold - perhaps -5 or -10! The coldest weather we've encountered in Japan by quite a bit. At the temple, our host was a little monk who had suffered injuries in the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Here, we ...
In Search of our Inner Buddha
... a short ride we were at the main entrance to Okunoin. It was considered one of the most holiest places to be buried in Japan, as the founder of Shingon Buddism; Kobo Daishi was laid to rest here. More than 200,000 graves lay testiment to that ...
Living the ancient Japanese way
... named Kūkai. Kūkai, having studied Buddhism from China, was responsible for bringing Shingon Buddhism to Japan. Koyasan became a university town for Buddhism in Japan. At one point there were 1500 monasteries there. But ...
Temple City
And now for Koyasan - excuse this rambling blog - some of the detail is more for us as a journal of our trip. Koyasan or Mount Koya is located about 1000m above sea level and is surrounded by mountain peaks on all sides. It´s one of those rare ...
Koya-san day 6; Living in a Buddhist world.
... 3 reisbussen vol plots voor een tempel stoppen. De berg is zo belangrijk omdat de grondlegger van het Shingon boeddhisme in Japan deze als zijn "uitvalsbasis" had gekozen. Tijdens de piekperiode waren hier dan ook een 1000-tal tempels terug te vinden, ...
Zen Temples
... staying in the temples, eating the same meals, and going through morning prayers with the local monks. Koyasan is one of the most religious places in Japan. It's the headquarters of the Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism (the belief that the ...
Mount Koya-san
Jack & I spent our weekend, Thursday Friday days off, in Koya-san. We stayed at a Buddhist Temple and really enjoyed being up in the mountains. They provided meals with our room (vegetarian!) and we also had the opportunity to take a hot bath. In the ...
monked
... because i could still see tree lines in the distance, just faintly though. i guess it would be helpful to explain the importance of koyasan to the buddhist religion... but i don't know it that well... what i do know is that the founder of a certain style ...
Koyasan y llegada a Osaka
... Kongobuji, pero yo ya estaba mas que harta de templos, asi que no entre. Cuando acabamos de explorar las tiendas de Koyasan, recogimos los trastos del hostal y cogimos el funicular para bajar la montana y encaminarnos a Osaka. Cuando llegamos, cenamos ...
A bus, 3 trains and a cable car
A bus, three trains, and a cable car (5 minutes up a 50 degree slope!) brought us from Kyoto to Koyasan, for our stay at the Buddhist monastery (Rengejô-in Temple) on Mount Koya. We met up with our local tour guide (Taruko) after getting off the ...
Mt Koya-san & the Shojoshin-in
... in the cemetery. Hence many offerings of food are left outside the tomb to keep him sustained. Women were also barred from Koyasan until 1872. After leaving our cases behind at the Granvia we were on the 7.16am Shinkansen to Shin Osaka station. ...
Daytrip to Koya-san
... , we did get to try some of the local tofu, which was really soft and creamy, as well as enjoy some tea next to Japan's largest rock zen garden. We also visited the giant bright orange pagoda, complete with buddha. The best part of the day trip though ...
The monasteries of Mount Koya
... parading to the temple, carrying one of them in a portable car, and more incense-burning and chanting and the rest. I left Koyasan with a mixture of sadness and disappointment. On the one hand, if this is what Buddhism is all about, I might just as ...
Koyasan - 2 days with the monks in the mountains
Is this possible? Clive, living the life of a monk for two days! (and turning vegetarian!). We reluctantly leave Kyoto for Koyasan in Wakayama prefecture by train, our most complex journey so far. We get the bus to Kyoto station, the ...
Nacht im Tempel
... die Strecke steiler und die Landschaft spektakulärer zu werden. Vom Zug wechseln wir in eine Standseilbahn, bevor wir Koyasan erreichen. Die Ortschaft, 800 M.ü.M., gilt als der Geburtsort des japanischen Buddhismus. In einem der über 100 Tempel, die ...
Mount Koya
... . But at some point I realized - hey, I'm in a cemetary by myuself in the dark! Not so peaceful any more!:) In Koyasan I visited the Daimon Gate (very foggy and rainy), Nyonindo, the Reihokan Museum, Kongobuji Temple, Kanon Daito and Kondo, and the ...
Day 7: Koyasan or one day living with monks
... the monk who founded the Shingon sect and settled a community on Koya-san in 816. He is one of the most famous religious figure in Japan. We then went to Danjo Garan, a sacred place close to Kongobu-ji, where you can find many temples. Among them, the ...
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