Having more than a thousand years of history and located inside an even older forest, the 200,000 gravestones, monuments and memorials of the Koya-san Okunoin are the largest graveyard in Japan.
The 2 kilometers long paved pathway crossing it is lined by stone lanterns which are lit on the evening, creating a unique atmosphere in one of the most sacred places in Japan…
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