Okunoin Cemetery Part II

Note: This video is a “none-cinematic” version, without the cinematic black bars, of a previously uploaded video available here: https://videos.tokyostreetview.com/Cinematic-Okunoin-Cemetery-Part-II

Part II : Mystical. Time : 4h30 p.m.

On this second part of our video series on Okunoin Cemetery (Koyasan - Wakayama), we wanted to spend some time on some of the old, yet most beautiful tombs and mausoleums of Okunoin Cemetery. It is very difficult for us to describe the unique ambiance and beauty of some of Okunoin’s less visited areas. Often abandoned and neglected these moss covered tombs offer us a weirdly satisfying and reassuring sense of peace. Unlike cemeteries in other countries nothing here feels creepy and visiting the area feels like stepping in the shoes of an historian discovering a long lost civilisation in the middle of a dense forest in a faraway country.

If you ever have the chance to visit Okunoin, make sure to stop and close your eyes for a moment, take a deep breath and let the power of this place replenish your soul with a series meditation exercises, you will not regret it!

This video was made in Cooperation with Wakayama Tourism Federation. Learn more about Wakayama Prefecture at https://en.visitwakayama.jp