After a bus, 3 trains, a cable car and another bus, I made it to Shojoshin temple accommodation. You normally need an advance reservation but i worked my Japanese and scored a room! The reason for heading up to such an amazing place? To meet up with two guys both named Tim from OZ who are filming a travel show. They needed a hand with some translation so I did my bestest! The temple was situated next to a huge cemetery, it went for 1.6km!!! And the HUGE cedar trees blew my mind. Koyasan is home to the Shingon Buddhism introduced to Japan in the 9th Century. Such a spiritual zen like place and totally relaxing!
We enjoyed Shojin-Ryori, vegetarian feasts for both dinner and breakfast. And surprise surprise i made the early start (6am) for morning prayer. A must see, I can't recommend this place enough!
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