pilgrims walking the long path in the okunion cemetery towards the kobo daishi mausoleum in the unesco world heritage site koyasan

ancient asia asian buddhism buddhist cemetery footpath forest gravestone graveyard heritage historic japan japanese koya koyasan kukai lantern memorial monument mount mountain nature okunoin outdoor path pathway pilgrim pilgrimage religion religious sacred shingon shrine temple tomb tombstone traditional trail travel trees unesco wakayama walk woods world worship