Koya-san

4.05.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Sun 28th May 2006

A Buddha at Koya-San

After Himeji yesterday we went on to Mount Koya, or Koya-san as its known. The monk Kukai Knivas (later known as Kobo Danshi) founded a sect of Buddhism here in the 6th century. After we arrived we had a very quick look around before staying the night in a monastery.

Temple on Koya-San

In the morning we woke up and participated in the prayer ceremony before heading out to have more of a look around. The main highlight was the Okunion Cemetery where Kobo Danishi's Mausoleum is and the Shrine has 10,000 lanterns lighting it.

Sean and Amanda having food at the Monastery in Koya-San

Today was also Amanda's 30th birthday - and it was certainly a memorable one I hope, we headed back to Tokyo where we went out for a meal to celebrate.

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