Probably the most scenic place I`ve visited in Japan. Koya-san is simply beautiful. It sits on a mountain top which is accessed by cable car. The train coming through the valley is quite something too since it winds it`s way along railways along the sides of the mountains and you see the mist spattered peaks and the low lying valley down below.
Once I arrived in Koya-san there seemed to be a deep and almost breatheless air to the place. I stayed the night in one of the temple accomodations and was led to my room by a young Monk. After a few minutes another monk arrived and brought me some green tea and showed me around the temple then invited me to the morning service. He said then he would bring up dinner at 6pm and left me to it.
I had a quick wander around the town and the pouring rain did nothing to damage the beautiful scenery.
Dinner was a mighty affair. All vegetarian cooking and it was really nice although I had trouble finishing it since there was so goddamn much! I spent the rest of the night in the temple since the rain wasn`t very appealing to wander around in.
