Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

Okunoin (奥の院)

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Nearby: Shojoshin-in 清浄心院 (560m), Sekishō-in 赤松院 (640m), Yukoku-ji 熊谷寺 (650m), Henkōkō-in 遍照光院 (850m), the Kiyotaka Inari Jinja 清高稲荷大明神 (890m), Jōfuku-in 成福院 (960m)

External links: Satellite view, Map

Keywords: Japan, 日本, Japon, Wakayama prefecture, 和歌山県, Koyasan, 高野山, Okuno-in, Okunoin, cemetery

Statistics: visited on 7 occasions, id 254, 66 photos (56 extra photos can be found in the archive).

Photos of Okunoin:

Hundreds of little red statues

Old tombstone covered with moss in the forest cemetery of Okunoin, Koyasan, Japan

Moss-covered grave in Okuno-in

Grouped tombstones, Okuno-in

Writings on tombstone

Open stone casket, Okuno-in

Old kettle on mossy grave stone, Okunoin cemetery, Koya-san, Japan

Family grave with multiple tombstones in Okuno-in cemetery

Tombstones and torii in clearing, Okuno-in

Jizo with multiple bibs in the Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Mossy writing for Kyoto on a grave in the Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Jizo with red and yellow clothes in the Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Fully clothed jizo statue with cute monk stamp, Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Infant tombstone with schoolgirl hat and lunch pack (Okuno-in cemetery)

Old gathered infant tombstones

Alley in the forest of Okuno-in cemetery

A jizo statue with a red bib in the foggy forest of Okunoin, the cemetery of Koyasan in Wakayama, Japan

Foggy alley in the forest of Okuno-in cemetery

Moss covered trees and tombstones, Okuno-in cemetery

Torii gates, stone lanterns and grave stones in the dark cemetery forest of Okunoin, Wakayama, Japan

Row of moss-covered graves in the Okuno-in forest cemetery, Koya-san, Japan

Torii gate and tombstones in forest cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Massive old grave representing the five elements: earth, water, air, fire and space, Okunoin forest cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Gorinto grave stones in the forest cemetery of Okunoin, Koyasan, Japan

Sunny summer day in the Okunoin forest cemetery of Koya-san, Japan

Mossy jizo statue with red knitted hat and bib, Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Centuries-old graves covered with moss in the Okunoin forest cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Moss-covered graves in the Okunoin forest cemetery of Koyasan, Japan

Ferns growing among jizo statues with bibs, Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Old moss covered jizo with colorful bibs in the Okunoin cemetery of Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan

Path in the forest cemetery of Okunoin, Koyasan, Japan

Two visitors strolling in Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Tombstones in a clearing of the Okunoin forest cemetery, Koya-san, Japan

Old massive and moss-covered grave stones in the forest cemetery of Okunoin, Koyasan, Japan

Mossy stone torii gate and numerous small tombstones in the Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Torii gate at entrance of family grave, Okunoin cemetery, Koya-san, Japan

Man walking the main path in the Okunoin forest cemetery of Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan

Large gorinto tomb in Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Large moss-covered tombs in the forest cemetery of Koya-san, Japan

Tomb stones in moss covered forest, Okunoin, Koyasan, Japan

Main path in the forest cemetery of Okunoin, Wakayama, Japan

Lone lit lantern in dark moss-covered forest cemetery of Okuno-in, Koyasan, Japan

Mossy jizo statue with red hat and child bib, Okunoin, Koyasan, Japan

Three small jizo statues with red bibs at the foot of a large pine tree in the Okunoin cemetery of Koyasan, Japan

Stone torii gate covered with moss in the forest cemetery of Okuno-in, Wakayama, Japan

Five jizo with hats and bibs on mossy pedestals in Okunoin cemetery of Koyasan, Japan

Row of old jizo statues with knit hats and bibs, Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Large pine tree with '666' number plate on the main path of the Okuno-in cemetery in Koyasan, Japan

Colourful collection of jizo statues with bibs, Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Collection of small jizo and gorinto grave stones with colorful bibs, Okuno-in forest cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Gorinto tombstone with golden Sanskrit characters, Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Japan

Graves at the entrance of the Okuno-in forest cemetery, Koya-san, Japan

A complex of moss-covered tombs in the Okunoin forest cemetery of Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan