This morning we woke up for the last time in our king size bed at the Westin. We continued our gingerly pace and went for a swim in the outdoor pool overlooking the mountains after sleeping in until about 10am! We then packed up and made our way to Kayosan by train. At our last stop, we exited the train and boarded a cable car which crawled up a 60 degree slop by cable to the top of mount Kayosan which is home to dozens of original Buddhist temples dating back nearly 1200 years. Some of the temples have opened to the public and we chose to spend the night in one of them. It was a similar experience in many ways to our Ryokan outside of Nikko. Shoes off, bamboo mats, lots of bowing, sleeping on the floor etc....our room overlooks a beautiful garden that’s full of natural sounds. We’re VERY high up and in an extremely natural setting. We had a traditional Japenese vegetarian meal (not our favourite), took a stroll around the cute town, and headed to bed early as we were planning to attend a 7am prayer ceremony.View Larger Map
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