Gateway to Koyasan
Great Gate
The Entrance to Koyasan by Car.
Koyasan Station
When traveling to Koyasan by train, take the Nankai Electric Railway to Gokurakubashi Station, then ride the Koyasan Cable Car to Koyasan Station.
From there, you can take a bus to the center of Koyasan, including destinations such as Danjo Garan, Kongobuji Temple, and Okunoin.
Danjo Garan
Kongobuji Temple’s Chumon Gate at the Entrance to Danjo Garan
Main hall
kongobuji temple’s main pagoda
Danjo Garan is the site where Kobo Daishi first began his work in establishing Koyasan.
Kobo Daishi personally set foot on the land and dedicated himself to building towers and halls based on Shingon Esoteric Buddhist thought.
Located at the heart of Koyasan, it has long been revered as a central place of worship, alongside Okunoin.
Rokkaku Kyo-do
This is a storage place for sutras.
What makes it unique is that you can turn the entire hall by holding onto a handle shown in the photo. It is said that by completing one full rotation, you will receive the same merit as if you had read all the sutras.
The Western Pagoda of Danjo Garan
On the left is Danjo Garan, and on the upper right is Kongobuji Temple.
The path connecting these two locations is called Jabara-michi Path.
Kongobuji Temple
Rock Garden of Kongobuji Temple
Jabaramichi
Jabara-michi Path
A Path Between Kongobuji Temple and Danjo Garan.
Nyonin-do
Beyond these two lanterns lies Koyasan, which was closed to women from its founding until 1872.
During this period, women would chant sutras at Nyonin-do, located beside these lanterns.
Okunoin
The ‘first bridge’ to Okunoin.
Okunoin is the spiritual center of Koyasan and the sacred site where Kobo Daishi entered eternal meditation.
The pilgrimage begins at the ‘First Bridge’ and follows a path of approximately 2 kilometers to the mausoleum.
Along this route, more than 200,000 tombstones and memorials stand amidst a forest of towering cedar trees.
Photography is not allowed at the mausoleum.
I took a break at the rest area next to the entrance.
Shukubo (Temple Lodging)
I stayed at a temple lodging right next to Danjo Garan.
The garden
Shojin Ryori (Buddhist vegetarian cuisine)
Dinner is shojin ryori, which is a type of vegetarian cuisine that does not use meat or fish.
Breakfast
Various Scenes of Koyasan
Winter at Koyasan
Some snow remains.
Koyasan is situated at an elevation of 800 meters, surrounded by mountains at 1,000 meters above sea level.
The main pagoda covered in morning mist.
The Western Pagoda of Danjo Garan.
The National Treasure: Tahoto Pagoda of Kongo-zanmai-in.
Tokugawa family mausoleum
Namikiri Fudoson
Karukaya-do
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