https://nhaima.org/en/tags/koyasan/ Recent content in Koyasan on nhaima Hugo en-us Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:54:17 +0000 https://nhaima.org/en/2013/06/giappone-koyasan/ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:54:17 +0000 https://nhaima.org/en/2013/06/giappone-koyasan/ <p>If there is one experience from my trip to Japan that has remained particularly close to my heart, it was without doubt the visit to the area of <strong>Koyasan</strong> and the overnight stay in one of the Buddhist temples.</p> <figure><figcaption> <figure class="wp-caption"><a href="http://nhaima.org/wp-content/uploads/photo1.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-7222 " src="http://nhaima.org/wp-content/uploads/photo1-1024x1024.jpg" alt="Konpon Daito Pagoda" width="576" height="576" /></a> Konpon Daito Pagoda</figure> <p> </p> </figcaption></figure>The Koyasan area takes its name from Mount Koya and is situated on the Kii Peninsula, in Wakayama Prefecture, not far from Osaka. <strong>Mount Koya</strong>, considered one of the most sacred places in Japan, was founded 12 centuries ago by the monk <em>Kukai</em>, also known as <em>Kōbō-Daishi</em>, and over time became the main centre of <em>Shingon esoteric Buddhism</em>, one of the largest and longest-lived schools of Japanese Buddhism. Mount Koya stands at roughly 800 metres above sea level and the entire area is rich in Buddhist temples and ancient monastic complexes, nestled in the green of nature, which offer board and lodging to travellers.