ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 10月13日 13時16分

@afaulkphoto photographed this bridge in peaceful Koyasan, in a mountainous region of southeastern Japan. One of the country’s premier destinations for Buddhist pilgrims, Koyasan is also considered one of the holiest sites in the country. It was chosen 1,200 years ago by the monk Kobo-Daishi for its lotus-like geography — a shallow valley nestled into a mountain — to be the headquarters of Esoteric Shingon Buddhism. The religion places an emphasis on daily ritual as a means of reaching enlightenment in an immediate, practicable way. Over the course of the last century, the religion’s birthplace has also attracted an increasing number of visitors without any background in #Buddhism — visitors who seek out mountains, peace, history, or just a fleeting connection with the mysticism of another time. The @nytimestravel writer @ahezel went for “a little bit of each of these, teased by the promise of a remote corner of the country, thousands of miles removed, both physically and mentally, from the frenetic anxieties of New York.” Also appealing? “The prospect of a place that was truly dark at night — a place where the thick, spindly velvet of steep, tree-covered mountainsides soaks up the darkness completely.” Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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