Koyosan Tour

Hello All,
We had a great time yesterday with our host Kondo. We met him with the group of people that payed us a visit last weekend. He picked us up in his car at 0900 and we headed to the mountain town of Koyasan. It took about 2 hours to get there through many country towns and a switch back ridden road that rises to 2000 feet. This is the first time I have actually been in the true country side of Japan. It was a beautiful drive with big Cedar trees and a very narrow road. Koyasan is the home for Monks that practice Buddhism. They have a University there that teaches the religion to young people that want to join the faith. Koyasan also houses many of Japans national treasures with buildings dating back to 816.

Our host Kondo gave us a very good tour of an ancient cemetery and many of the temples. It is a very small town and it was a Friday so not to many tourists around. I could not imagine renting a car and trying to find this place. Kondo brought us back before dark and dropped us back at the harbor. We had a great day with him and we were very grateful.

Tonight we are invited to Osaka to hang out with another yacht club member that will give us a tour of the downtown area. Busy, busy , busy. We are having a great time here and all of this adventure helps to keep me sane for not being able to cast off yet.

It looks like the Typhoon will make land fall on the South Island of Kyushu on the 19th so we may get to leave on the heals of it. Weather permitting as usual.

I added more pictures so take a look and I should have a few videos ready to post by this weekend.


PEACE