We Are Tomodachi Winter 2016

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7Located about 90 minutes by car from Kansai International Airport, the sacred Buddhist site of Koyasan sits at an altitude of 1,000 meters (3,300 feet). Recently, more and more Westerners, especially French people, are visiting Koyasan, and non-Japanese visitors number more than 50,000 people a year. In 2015, Koyasan was included in National Geographic Traveler magazine’s 20 go-now destinations.The scholar-monk Kobo Daishi established Koyasan in 816, 1,200 years ago. There are 117 temples at the site, which is approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) from east to west. The town appears to be like the grounds of one big temple, and monks make up more than 30% of the town’s population of about 3,300. Koyasan is said to be one of Japan’s most pristine and sacred places.Koyasan: Wakayama PrefectureKansai International AirportWakayama Pref.KoyasanOsaka City

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