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Introduction
Tenkawa is an unexplored place in the mountain district of the Kinki region. En-no-gyoja is the first person who set on foot in this area as a base of ascetic practices of the Shugendo in the 7th century. Since then this place has been one of the famous places of Buddhist training.
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Places to See
As Mt. Omine-san is still regarded as a place for rigid ascetic training, the stone marker at the foot of the mountain warns that females are not allowed beyond that point. The training entails climbing the steep mountain path up to Kumano while praying to the gods and lasts for one week each summer. Ryusen-ji Temple is the starting place to climb Mt. Omine-san. Nearby Dorogawa-onsen Hot Spring attracts tourists and ascetic practitioners alike.
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Directions
From Tokyo :
[Rail] 2h 15 min from Tokyo to Kyoto by JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line "Nozomi." 50 min from Kyoto to Kashihara-jingu-mae Station by Kintetsu Line (limited express) and 30 min from Kashihara-jingu-mae to Shimoichiguchi Station by Kintetsu Yoshino Line (limited express). 1h from Shimoichiguchi Station to Tenkawa Kawai by Nara Kotsu Bus.From Osaka :
[Rail] 1h from Abenobashi (Tennoji, Osaka) to Shimoichiguchi Station by Kintetsu Yoshino Line (limited express).Article Sources | Link | Link |