Koya San June 2006

Koya San is situated about 2hours from Namba and Osaka city on an express train, at the top of Mount Koya... and is a haven of pine forest, Bughist temples, shrines and Monks. Of all the places that I have visited so far in Japan, nothing prepared me for the breath taking beauty of this very spiritual and religious place. I was probably the only foreigner amongst maybe only 10 other Japanese people all day... a real treat to escape the bustling, people packed city of Osaka!!

This is the main walk along and to Okuni mae, the oldest shrine and burial area in Koya San...

The small personal tombs and shrines of the Japanese, beautifully inscribed and looked after in the forest...
A Japanese lady praying at the Budhist shrine, you say a prayer as you pour or rather chuck water at the Budha...

These small Budha's and their warm hats signify a childs grave/tomb...