Transportation Koyasan Access Guide Veronica Carnevale The quickest and easiest way to get to Koyasan is via private lines from Osaka or Kyoto. It is possible to reach Koyasan using some..
Area Koyasan Koyasan, or Mount Koya, is a mountaintop sanctuary in Wakayama Prefecture and the center of Shingon Buddhism in Japan, making it one of the most sacred places in the country. In early 800, the..
Culture A Spiritual Stay in Koyasan Róisín Finnerty Discover a new world in the spiritual center of Wakayama. Mount Koya offers a new perspective on the traditional world of Japan...
Culture Mount Koya: Beware of Bears Pete Martin The story of the Karukaya, wandering the Kongobuji & Danjo Garan and spending the night in a shukubo. Extracted from "Revolutions:..
Culture Mystical Koya-san Pete Martin This shirt extract describes part of a day at Mount Koya from Pete Martin's journey throughout Japan, as part of his circumnavigation..
Accommodation Temple Lodging at Hojo-in, Koyasan Nicole Bauer The monks don’t just have a strict schedule, but everything they do is so impeccably planned and performed. When we arrived, t..
10 Red Leaves on Koya-san Kenny King Hin Choi Colorful foliage on Koya-san lasts only a short while before winter dresses the trees in white.