A Weekend in Koyasan

This weekend I went to Koyasan, a holy mountain with over 100 temples. We hiked 11 miles through four inches of snow and spent the night at a Buddhist temple!

Location: 
Koyasan, Japan

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The trail we hiked on
Oranges for sale on the side of the trail; people here are so honest that they trust you to pay for what you take
The snow resulted in amazing views as we hiked
There were 180 of these markers along the trail, each spaced one "cho", or 350 feet, apart
A farm covered in snow
As the sun came out, the snow on top of the trees began melting
The temperature at the end of our hike (-4.2 degrees Celsius is 24 degrees Fahrenheit)
Daimon gate, the end of our 11 mile pilgrimage hike and the entrance to the town of Koyasan (Mount Koya)

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