Koya-san

Mount Koya (Koyasan) is the center of Shingon Buddhism. There are over one hundred temples in the small town a few hours south of Kyoto. It was much cooler on top of the wooded mountain than it was in the urban jungles of Kyoto and Osaka.



















We spent two nights at a temple. We woke up early to participate in the morning prayers and were able to eat a lot of great vegetarian cuisine.














The old cedar trees were enormous. Doug became one with nature.