Chozuya (also called temizuya is a wash basin commonly found in Japan at Shinto shrines) on Koyasan

Posted on April 23rd, 2015 under Japan. Tags: koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinto, Temizuya (手水舎). Comments Off on 手水舎

Trapped under a shrine in Okunoin (奥の院)

Today’s photo is what happens when you are walking around Koyasan and rain begins to fall heavily. I took refuge under the only shelter nearby which was this small shrine. I took photos while I waited for the rain to subside. I could see sun so I figured it wouldn’t last long. You can’t really see the rain in this photo, but here is a photo I took less than a minute later in the other direction.

Posted on March 23rd, 2015 under Japan. Tags: koyasan 高野山, lanterns, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, okunoin japanese cemetery 奥の院, shinto. Comments Off on Rain delay

peaking out my room window, this is a photomerge of Fudoin on Koyasan

Posted on February 7th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, fudoin, koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, photomerge, temples. Comments Off on 不動院 panorama from room

view from Kaede room in Fudoin on Koyasan

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As previously mentioned, I was given the Kaede room when I checked in at Fudoin. After the temple priest instructed me on where everything was in the room, how to use the remote controls, and when dinner would be served he departed. I rested a moment before getting up to slide the shoji (障子) open and enjoy my view.

Next week I will show you 180 degrees of view once I stuck my head out through the window.

Posted on January 29th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, fudoin, koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, temples. Comments Off on Fudoin’s scenery (景色)

Koyasan’s famous Japanese cemetery

One of my favorite places on this earth is this cemetery in the mountains of Japan. I’m dying to return.

Posted on December 9th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: cemetery, koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, okunoin japanese cemetery 奥の院. Comments Off on Okunoin (奥の院)