The Ultimate Indulgence

The Shikoku Pilgrimage - where monks are taught secret formulas and their 1200 year-old founder still goes out on spiritual wanderings. If you get up early, you can join the sacred fire ceremony...

In 805, a monk by the name of Kobo Daishi introduced Shingon Buddhism to Japan. Since then, a secluded complex of over one hundred temples has sprung up at Koyasan’s wooded mountaintop home, where you can experience a taste of a monk’s lifestyle with an overnight stay at a temple lodging (shukubo), eat their vegetarian cuisine, and attend the morning fire ceremony and prayers.

In more ways than one, a visit to Mt. Koya is the first step in a journey towards enlightenment.

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