In Koya San there is a lot of temple like these one where you can reserve (in advance) a night with possibility of looking at the Buddhist morning ceremony. I recommend it especially if you don’t have so much time to go in the deep Japan (Koya San is closed from Kyoto). Koya San (Mount Koya) is a Buddhist site founded by Kobo-Daishi who studied Buddhism in China before coming back in Japan. He was not the creator of Japan Buddhism but surely the one who had the greatest influence on it. The Shikoku Pilgrim is for Kobo-Daishi. This mount worths sightseeing because it is a very natural place. A nice trekking path goes around. I had some snow on the 2nd day, which was one of the most esthetical moments of my trip. The Okuno cemetery is very large, 200000 tombs. There are a lot of statues like this, which are showing Jizo Bosatsu divinity, for children and baby protection. That’s why people put on its these baby clothes. Le Mont Koya, à 2h de Kyoto, est un site bouddhiste fondé par Kobo-Daishi, un des grands importateurs du Bouddhisme chinois au Japon. Ce site comprend de nombreux temples dans lesquels il est possible de passer la nuit. Comme c'est assez touristique il faut réserver à l'avance et c'est 100 euros en gros. Je le recommande car cela change de l'ambiance urbaine difficile à fuir du Japon et l'escapade est rapide. Dans les temples il est possible, à 6h du mat, d'assiter à une cérémonie Shinto-bouddhiste dans laquelle j'ai pu constater que nos curetons cathos étaient loins d'être les plus allumés :) Ici un moine priant en solo en dehors de la cérémonie.