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The peony garden at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, Kamakura, Japan Recently my two sons were on a brief trip to Tokyo and decided to go down to the coastal city of Kamakura to see the iconic 'Kotoku-in' temple Buddha. (30km south east) This monumental bronze statue was completed in 1243 having a commanding height of 13.37 metres and situated in a picturesque location surrounded by lush hills and wooded mountains overlooking the ocean. They also did some hiking along some of the many ancient trails…

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Monk walking in Okuno-in cemetery -  Koya San, Japan by Alex_Saurel, via Flickr Wakayama, Fantasy Places, Japanese Culture, Photo Inspo, Japan Travel, Wabi Sabi, Beautiful World, Cemetery, Wonders Of The World

Koya San (Mount Koya) is a Buddhist site founded by Kobo-Daishi who studied Buddhism in China before coming back in Japan. He was not the creator of Japan Buddhism but surely the one who had the greatest influence on it. The Shikoku Pilgrim is for Kobo-Daishi. This mount worths sightseeing because it is a very natural place. A nice trekking path goes around. I had some snow on the 2nd day, which was one of the most esthetical moments of my trip. The Okuno cemetery is very large, 200000…

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