Cedar and Stone
August 20th 2007 My trip to the secluded Buddhist community on top of Koyasan was a welcome treat after spending a very hot and hectic summer in central Osaka. I had traveled there on a whim one weekday morning while waiting for a train to take me into Umeda Station in northern Osaka. I couldn’t bear the thought of facing the fervid heat and congested stations that typify the city. Instead, I crossed the overpas
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