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Koyasan’s Okunoin Cemetery: Resting Place of Kukai

The two most sacred places in Koyasan are the Danjo Garan and Okunoin. The Danjo Garan is for people to

spKoyasan, or Mt. Koya, is one of the most popular destinations in the Kansai region. Just an hour and thirty

Comfortably sitting just outside of Nara City is Toshodai-ji Temple. This humble temple is the resting place of Ganjin, one

When you visit Nara, you can’t leave without visiting Todai-ji, home to the Daibutsu, the largest copper Buddha statue in

The Daibutsu in Todai-ji, and Todai-ji itself are such big and popular attractions that it seems people think everything around

Visiting the many temples of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage can be a great and taxing journey, but not all of

Just 10 minutes away from the heart of Osaka City is the quaint little town of Yao. Though it seems

Despite having come from China, Buddhist temples in Japan are very distinctly Japanese in many respects. However, in Uji, which