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8ft tall, with red beard dressed in a blue frock
Jun 6, 2003
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"Kobo Daishi (as below) was a famous Japanese monk from many moons ago who seemed to Travel around a lot. My parents kept turning up at places where he had been, and in the end star ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
itsem
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Koyasan and an introduction to Buddah
May 21, 2007
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"Day 14 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? we ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
jedsterr
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Zen Temples
Apr 13, 2003
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"My buddy Mike, from Seattle, and I decided to take a few days and go explore some of the less-traveled areas of Japan within train ride from Osaka. As out first stop we chose Koyas ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
trent
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Buddhist Mysticism
Aug 12, 2006
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"KOYASAN, Wakayama Prefecture Would you like to hear a travel secret about Japan? There is a magical temple town hidden in a dense forest high up in the mountains. It is so off the ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
globetrekker
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Mt Koya-san & the Shojoshin-in
May 13, 2008
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"Koyasan is located around 1000m above sea level and is surrounded by mountain peaks on all sides. Kukai founded Koyasan as a religious retreat in 816 (Shingon ((true word)) Sect of ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
freya691
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Koyasan and buddhism
Apr 14, 2007
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"Friday 13 April An early departure to make sure we beat the Aussies to the local bus! It's bullet train time again and we are all seriously impressed with the efficiency, style and ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
geoffnsteph
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The monasteries of Mount Koya
Apr 29, 2005
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"I woke up early on Tuesday, because I was concerned that I wouldn`t make to Koyasan for check-in time at 4pm, and I had a long journey to get there. At 8am roughly, said good-bye t ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
montsum
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Daytrip to Koya-san
Mar 25, 2008
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"Fiona and Sebastian's second day trip (while the rest are at Nara or Hiroshima) is to Koya-san, south-east of Osaka. The area is again high up another mountain and is famous for ve ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
fiseb
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Mount Koya
Apr 26, 2006
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"Well I made it to Koyasan - finally! I seemed to have missed hanging a left at Osaka and had to backtrack but it's all good. On the backtrack I met a young guy who had spent a year ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
onmyway
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Koyasan
Aug 20, 2003
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"Mount Koya (Koyasan) is the center of Shingon Buddhism, a Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi. There are over one hundred temples in the small town on ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
vicked
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Koyasan
Mar 27, 2007
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"Koya-san is west of Osaka, on a mountain high above the clouds. The reason we went there was to stay with Buddist Monks in their Temple. It was an amazing experience. It took 4 tra ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
dam
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In Search of Kukkai Atop Mount Koya
Jun 29, 2006
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"Two weeks ago I made a journey to one of the holiest Shingon Buddhist sites in the world: Mount Koya (or Koyasan), a virtually hidden mountain retreat about two hours south of Osak ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
globalwanderer
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KoyaSan- A night at a temple
May 19, 2008
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"I got out of the city and caught the train up into the mountains. It was nice to see lots of greenery again. Once I had arrived at Mount Koya, I booked up for a night at a buddhist ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
garethw
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Koyasan
Jun 2, 2005
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"Koyasan is the head conplex for the Shingon school of esoteric budhism. This was a really nice getaway. I had planned(before the trip) to stay in a temple and eat with the monks an ..."
A travel blog entry from Koyasan by
daneish
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