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Day 22 of 27 · Koyasan · The Offbeat Archipelago: Hidden Valleys, Wild Coasts & Sacred Peaks
Day 22 — Koyasan Temple Mountain
forest walk
An active day to your new base in Koyasan, with a short drive (1 h 03) and little free time.

Stage 14 · Koyasan · Japan
days 22–23 2 nights 1 h 03 on the road78 kmclimate variable
- programme
- 6 h 30
- road
- 1 h 03
- usable window
- 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 Wikipedia4 h
- Participating in morning meditation and fire ritual2 h 30
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Hiking through the ancient cedar forest of Okunoin
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