![]() ![]() The rooms are lovely and the food–all shojin ryori, or Buddhist temple cuisine–is some of the best you’ll find in Japan. ![]() I spent the night at the temple–and highly recommend it if you’re in the Kyoto area and have the time. Today, it welcomes not only religious pilgrims but also secular visitors, either for the day or to stay overnight at Hieizan Enryakuji Kaikan, the shukubo (temple lodging) on the temple grounds. Enryaku-ji has functioned continuously since that date. Hiei is home to Hieizan Enryaku-ji, a Tendai Buddhist temple established on the mountain’s slopes by Saichō, the Japanese monk who founded the Tendai Buddhist sect in Japan. The first of these “bonus mountains” was sacred Mt. If there’s an important mountain in the area, I’ll try to climb it, too. Since I’m in Japan for the purpose of learning and experiencing as well as climbing, I’ve decided not to limit myself to hyakumeizan peaks. ![]() Although my original 100 SUMMITS project involved climbing “only” the nihon hyakumeizan, a lot of Japan’s most famous, sacred, and beautiful mountains did not make the “Hundred Famous Mountains” list. ![]()
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