Whether trying meditation and plant-based shojin ryori cuisine during a temple stay or taking in the art and architecture of historic temples, there’s nothing quite like a trip to Koyasan.

They include Koyasan’s main temple, called the Kondo Hall, and the Konpon Daito pagoda—a symbol of Koyasan. Okunoin is home to the mausoleum of Kukai. 200,000 memorial towers for noted ...

CNN’s Will Ripley visits the ancient temple complex of Koyasan in the mountains of Wakayama Prefecture and experiences monastic life at Ekoin Temple. FBI identifies New Orleans driver suspected ...

A former temple facility stands in a forested area on Mount Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture, its exterior walls peeling off and cardboard boxes piled up inside. This was the base of operations for ...

This year marks the 1,250th anniversary since the birth of Kukai, one of the most influential Buddhist priests in Japanese history and the founder of the Koyasan temple complex in Wakayama prefecture.

The revelation will likely inhibit any improvement in relations between Japan and its neighbors in the short term.

Koyasan is part of the Koya-Ryujin Quasi-National Park and where those who complete the Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage go to give thanks. The monk Kukai (774-835), not satisfied with the Buddhist ...

Unlike most religious destinations in Japan, Koyasan is one of the most accessible to overseas travellers, says Sesshu Kondo, a Buddhist priest at Ekoin, a temple and shukubo (temple lodging).