Forum on Shikoku pilgrimage held in Kochi

Forum on Shikoku pilgrimage held in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A forum to commemorate the 1,200th year from the opening of the Shikoku temple pilgrimage route on western Japan's Shikoku Island is held in Kochi on Sept. 5, 2014.

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

New green leaves in a garden are seen reflected on a polished floor at Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya in western Japan on May 6, 2015. This year marks the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of a monastery on the mountain by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Photo taken after sunset on April 27, 2015, shows Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya in western Japan. This year marks the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of a monastery on the mountain by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

A student of Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school, reads a book of a Buddhist sutra on May 11, 2015, on Mt. Koya in western Japan. This year marks the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of a monastery on the mountain by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Students of Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school, chat on May 18, 2015, in a room at the school's dormitory on Mt. Koya in western Japan. This year marks the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of a monastery on the mountain by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Forum on Shikoku pilgrimage held in Kochi

Forum on Shikoku pilgrimage held in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A forum to commemorate the 1,200th year from the opening of the Shikoku temple pilgrimage route on western Japan's Shikoku Island is held in Kochi on Sept. 5, 2014. (Kyodo)