Koyasan Youth Hostel
KOYASAN founded in 816 by Kobo-Daishi Kukai as the main temple of Shingon Buddhism, it is a complex of
temples, monasteries and assembly buildings amid 900M high mountain. KOYASAN
Youth Hostel is Japanese construction ...
Mount Koya (高野山
Kōya-san) is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka. First settled in 819 by the monk Kūkai, Mt. Koya is primarily known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Located in an 800m-high valley amid the 8 peaks of the mountain, the original monastery has grown into the town of Koya, featuring a university dedicated to religious studies and over 100 temples, many of which offer lodging to pilgrims.
