Koyasan’s Okunion – Thursday, April 18, 2019

  • Thursday, April 18, 2019 Day 36
  • Temples: Koyasan
  • Koyasan (53 miles from Ōsaka), Japan
  • Weather: 55-65 degrees blue skies
  • Miles 108 miles (bus, walk, car) / Total Miles 794

Okunion is a most sacred place and the largest graveyard in Japan with over 200,000 graves. Included is mausoleum of Kōbō Daishi. It is said he is here in eternal meditation.

  1. Saburo explains this tomb is a famous ancient samurai
  2. Ancient Tomb
  3. Contemporary tomb of a comedian

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