On the way to Koyasan a small town high up in the mountains - pictures from the train as it meandered up the valley.
After the train, the cablecar. Never been on a train made of stairs.
Mount Koya (Koyasan) is the center of Shingon Buddhism, an important Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), one of Japan's most significant religious figures. Kobo Daishi built the sect's headquarter on Koyasan's wooded mountaintop. Since then over one hundred temples have sprung up along the streets of Koyasan. The most important among them are Kongobuji, the head temple of Shingon Buddhism, and Okunoin, the site of Kobo Daishi's mausoleum.
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