

Monks in the mist---In search of spiritual enlightenment - and a cheap place to stay - Arin Greenwood books into a Japanese monastery.smh.com.au / January 6, 2004....Koyasan is a village on the top of Mt Koya, which is part of a mountain range in Japan's Wakayama prefecture. The village was founded as a monastic complex in the early 9th century by Kobo Daishi, the monk who brought esoteric Buddhism to Japan....

