For our final days & 1 night in mainland Japan, we chose a very impressive & unique Japanese experience at Shojoshin-in, a fully working Buddhist temple which accepts lodgers (for more than we normally spend but the experience was worth it). It's actually the 2nd largest temple of about 100 (about 53 of which offer overnight lodging to travelers like us) on Mount Koya (or Koyasan) in Wakayama Prefecture, which turned out to be a very scenic & intensely cultural experience of Japan. We especially enjoyed the delicious vegetarian shōjin ryōri cuisine (2 meals were included in the price of the lodging) that they served. A side perk was the nice crisp mountain top air (especially at night from our comfy, fluffy futon bedding). It was good for us to feel the cool-to-cold fall weather & get us ready for life back in the U.S. that was fast approaching!
Yes, that's right! We took a LOT of photos of Koyasan:
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