Koyasan: Day 64 to 67
April 3rd 2024 I headed to Koyasan from Nara. As usual, this involved multiple transfers including a cable car ride at the end.
Located on an altitude of 1,000 meters, I hadn't heard of Koyasan before reaching Japan, but came across it in a travel magazine and the more I read about, the more interested I got in visiting it.
This place was founded by a monk, Kukai, later called Kobu Daishi in 816AD. Kobu Da
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