Articles for the theme Events and Festivals in Koyasan

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Rôsoku matsuri

Rosoku matsuri

Every year, in August, the monastic center of Koyasan organizes a festival to honor the dead (obon).

Kyusho Mieku

Kyusho Mieku

One March 21st, many years ago, Kobo Daishi (774-835), founder of the Shingon Buddhist school and celebrated in most temples in Koyasan, went into meditation for eternity.

Dai Mandara Ku Festival

If you travel through Koyasan in April, you may come face to face with a curious procession when visiting Garan Temple: on the 10th of the most important ceremonies of the sacred mountain is held,

Aoba Matsuri

Aoba Matsuri

How was an inhabitant of a village in Shikoku able to rise up to the level of the great and travel to China? Aoba Matsuri honors the work of this major figure in Japanese Buddhism.