last week-end i went to Koyasan with some friends. despite the fact that the weather was complete crap (we were there right as a typhoon was hitting the area) and it rained cats and dogs the whole week-end, i have to say that it’s one my favourite places i’ve visited in japan so far.
Koyasan is up in the mountains in the prefecture of Wakayama, and the journey there was great. we took a train that wound its way up the mountain, going through beautiful lush forests and passing small villages perched on steep hills. the last leg of the journey consisted of taking a steep cable car up the mountain, which was quite the experience.
we stayed in one of the many temples open to tourists, which was a really great experience. one of the highlights was getting to try shojin ryori, which is vegetarian buddhist cuisine. our stay included dinner (pictured) and breakfast. (although i suspected the package of dried nori seaweed included in the breakfast was not vegetarian so i didn’t eat it, it’s been my experience that a lot of those little packs of snack nori aren’t vegetarian because they somehow add shrimp to them).
my favourite part about Koyasan was walking through the cemetary, i just wish it hadn’t been raining so hard.
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