Wooohoo no trains today! In fact, no public transport of any kind - we've been exploring Koyasan on foot. Our first stop was this huge, sprawling Buddhist cemetery. We walked through the forest past literally thousands of elaborate Buddhist tombs until we reached a line of Buddhas that were surrounded by praying tourists. Crossing the bridge we entered Toro-do (the lantern hall) - the walls and ceiling were covered in hundreds of lanterns and there appeared to b...

Well, I didn't find my camera. We set off at 8am from Matsuyama to Takamatsu and I ran back to the cafe but it was closed. I asked at the information desk and apparently it's closed all day on a Monday. Meanwhile Donald was checking with the train station staff and the police but with no success. So, a fortnight's worth of amazing photos, not to mention my evidence of the spoon bending, lost forever! I know I can get copies of Jim and Don's snaps but it's not th...