Japan’s Remote Koyasan Holds Spiritual Wonders of Buddhism

Traveling by train thrills me; I feel like I’m on an amusement park ride. On this track to Mount Koya, nature’s beauty and humanity’s creations stream by. I’m mesmerized by the unfamiliar sights, and my mind makes up stories about them. There’s a small village nestled among hills draped in an evergreen mantle. “Why is it there?” I wonder. Our train travels through another rural town, slowing down…