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Okunoin Masayoshi Mikage

Okunoin Masayoshi Mikage

Event Overview

Koyasan Okunoin is a place where Hiroho Daishi (Kukai), who has been handed down the Shingon Esoterism to Japan, is entering into a prayer ceremony for the realization of the land of Miyo. From the belief that if you sleep at the knees of the great master, everyone can be a Buddha, Okunoin is lined with more than hundreds of thousands of tombs and memorial towers, including famous people in history, As a place of Bodhisattva in Japan, it roars its name across the country. Masami Mikage is the day when the great master was admitted. A puja will be executed at the Okunoin Lantern Hall at 9 o'clock.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Okunoin Seokando
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0736-56-2011 (Sōhonzan Kangoji Temple)
  • Address:   
  • 550 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama
  • PublicTransportation:   
Koyasan Cable Koyasan Station → Bus 15 minutes, bus stop: Okunoin entrance, 10 minutes on foot
  • CarAccess:   
1 hour from Kihoku Katsuragi IC, Kyonawa-do via Route 480; or 1 hour from Katsuragi Nishi IC, Kyonawa-do.
  • Parking Number:   
200 units/free

Event Period

  • Friday, March 21, 2025

Price

Free

Event Category

Enodal, annual event

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