These sketches were drawn in Mount Koya. We went there to see the location of the Shingon Buddhism, a sect founded by Kodo Daishi 1200 years ago. Since then, pilgrims have come from all over Japan to visit his shrine. They believe that he is not dead, but in a state of deep meditation, and eventually, he will wake up at some stage.
The place is just amazing : temples, monasteries and graves are spread all through a millenary forest.
We stayed in one of these monasteries, a great way to get a little more into the local culture.
