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Day 22 of 27 · Koyasan · The Offbeat Archipelago: Hidden Valleys, Wild Coasts & Sacred Peaks

Day 22 — Koyasan Temple Mountain

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An active day to your new base in Koyasan, with a short drive (1 h 03) and little free time.

Koyasan Temple Mountain
Danjōgaran in Mount Kōya, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. © photographed on 31 October 2009 by 663highland — CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 14 · Koyasan · Japan

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days 22–23 2 nights 1 h 03 on the road78 kmclimate variable

programme
6 h 30
road
1 h 03
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8 h
  • Hiking through the ancient cedar forest of Okunoin★★☆☆☆ · known in 6 languages — article “Okunoin”“Okunoin or Oku-no-in is a sacred Buddhist site and cemetery on Mount Kōya, in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 835, it houses the mausoleum of Kūkai, founder of the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism.” — after Wikipedia

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    4 h
  • Participating in morning meditation and fire ritual

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    2 h 30

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Hiking through the ancient cedar forest of Okunoin

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