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Simple and beautiful soup - made by monks! Shōjin Ryōri cuisine at Eko-in Temple, Mt Koya, Japan [OC] [6000x4000]

Staying at a Buddhist temple overnight is common for both tourists and Buddhist pilgrims.  That means vegertarian food.  Usually, various vegetables either deep fried, boiled or raw and Koya Tofu (a type of freeze dried tofu).  

Most Japanese cities have cute little characters as mascots.  When I went to Mt. Koya, the most holy of Shingon Buddhist sites in Japan, I saw Koya-kun everywhere.  I had been two Mt. Koya twice before, but not since 2008, so this was new I think.  

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The pictures above come from the grounds surrounding “Okunoin” (the mausoleum of Kukai), which is surrounded by the largest, spookiest graveyard in Japan. Although every bit of the 3 km walk through temple was visually amazing, it was the incredible variety of faces carved into the stone tombstones that really got me.

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Koyasan Buddha.

Cats In Kimonos Are A Thing In Japan

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