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This portrait hall is one of the most sacred locations in Kōyasan and was originally the building that Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai)...

Miyashiro refers to the shrines dedicated to the deities who watch over Kōyasan. When Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai) consecrated Kōyasan in 819,...

Konpon Daitō (Thre Great Stupa) is a 48.5 metre-tall tower painted in vermillion lacquer. It was a fundamental part of...

Danjo Garan Complex is one of Kōyasan’s two sacred sanctuaries and the location of its first temple, erected by Kōbō...

Kongōbuji Temple is home to Japan’s largest rock garden, which spans 2,340 square metres and contains 140 granite stones arranged...

Originally the name for the entire monastic complex at Kōyasan was Kongōbuji, however it now refers specifically to the headquarters...

Shingon Esoteric Buddhism is a form of Tantric (Vajrayāna or Esoteric) Buddhism that was brought to Japan, via China, from...

Kōbō Daishi, or Kūkai, is one of the most revered religious figures in the history of Japan and known as...

Kōyasan, known to English speakers as Mount Koya, refers to both a mountain in Wakayama prefecture and the small town...

The Winter Campaign of Ōsaka was a series of battles between the Tokugawa shogunate and the Toyotomi clan, which was...