Koyasan
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Pros
- A popular location for doing a temple stay is Koyasan near Osaka. I haven't done this myself so I can't speak on the experience. It's probably the most popular option among foreigners.
- Explored the many many impressive shrines in Koyosan before entering the Okunion cemetery, the thousands of moss covered tombstones intertwined with huge cedar trees is pretty spectacular. Well worth the trip
- I think it's cool you're doing 3 nights in Koyasan and want to have a deep spiritual experience. I think you will really enjoy slowing down and taking in the nature.
- Koyasan can be reached easily as a day trip from Osaka (Namba or Shin-Imamiya stations). I've been several times and it always blows me away so a big recommendation!
- Koyasan was great, and you need all day to explore just these three places. I had no time to visit any of the smaller sub temples or gardens, but was able to glance through the gate and get a taste of what they had to offer, and that was...
Cons
- Good call dropping Koyasan...amazing spot, but not worth the 5-hour round trip if you’re short on time.
- if you think a place like Koyasan is worth a night of your two week itinerary at all, you should do two nights there. One was not enough given how onerous the process of getting in and out was, especially given that it's one of the few p...
- I would do just 2 nights in Koyasan, especially considering you don’t have as much to do plus it’s a bit pricey.
- I've never been to Bessho but I have stayed at Koya. It's going to be very different but the experience also depends on what kind of place you book
Sentiment
8 positive (67%) · 3 mixed (25%) · 1 negative (8%)
Trust + time weighted score: +61% · raw score 58%
What redditors said (10 of 12)
A popular location for doing a temple stay is Koyasan near Osaka. I haven't done this myself so I can't speak on the experience. It's probably the most popular option among foreigners.
Explored the many many impressive shrines in Koyosan before entering the Okunion cemetery, the thousands of moss covered tombstones intertwined with huge cedar trees is pretty spectacular. Well worth the trip
Good call dropping Koyasan...amazing spot, but not worth the 5-hour round trip if you’re short on time.
if you think a place like Koyasan is worth a night of your two week itinerary at all, you should do two nights there. One was not enough given how onerous the process of getting in and out was, especially given that it's one of the few places in Japan where your plans are truly dictated by the practices of others.
I would do just 2 nights in Koyasan, especially considering you don’t have as much to do plus it’s a bit pricey.
I think it's cool you're doing 3 nights in Koyasan and want to have a deep spiritual experience. I think you will really enjoy slowing down and taking in the nature.
Koyasan can be reached easily as a day trip from Osaka (Namba or Shin-Imamiya stations). I've been several times and it always blows me away so a big recommendation!
Koyasan was great, and you need all day to explore just these three places. I had no time to visit any of the smaller sub temples or gardens, but was able to glance through the gate and get a taste of what they had to offer, and that was still nice.
Koyasan was great, and you need all day to explore just these three places.
Also we went to Koyasan up in the mountains we stayed at an ancient Buddhist temple and it was a wonderful experience.