A walk among the tombstones in Koyasan

A week back we were taken on an excursion to Koyasan to study its historical importance and witness the roots of Shingon Buddhism. Walking down the thick forest surrounded by tombstones and that too on Halloween day was eerie. However, it was pretty interesting to find tombstones of some very important personalities including the founders […]

A day spent in the Ninja town

Mie prefecture is located in the south east of Nara, it falls in the Kansai region. Mie is known for its beautiful pearl beach and Ise-jingu. However, I did not have the luxury of time so I decided to make a day’s trip to Iga-Ueno. An easy train ride from JR Nara station made us […]

Coming back to Nara

The image of Nara in my mind has always been limited to Tōdai-ji (東大寺) and the great bronze Buddha statue (大仏). Going back in time, I first came to Nara in 2011, on a one day field trip. We were taken to the most apparent and the must see temple in Nara, the Tōdai-ji. I […]