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Kumano Kodo Day 12: Koyasan – October 30, 2023

Guest sandals at the entrance to Muryoko-in Temple where we stayed 2 nights in Koyasan with Buddhist Monks and Nuns

Traditional Sandals at Muryoko-in Temple

Mom at Muryoko-in Temple

Okunoin Cemetery – Jizo Shrine

Largest cemetery in Japan with over 200,000 people

Okunoin Cemetery – Jizo Shrine

Shrine near the entrance to Kobo Daishi’s Mausoleum

Founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan in 805

Daily Buddhist ceremony at Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum where Buddhist monks carry food to nourish Kobo Daishi who is considered to be in eternal meditation

Okunoin Cemetery

Okunoin Cemetery – rock cairns on ancient cedar tree stump

Okunoin Cemetery Shrine

Tokugawa Mausoleum rock wall detail

Tokugawa Mausoleum roof detail

Koyasan Lab

At the counter of our favorite coffee shop and lunch restaurant