Visiting Kyoto and Nara

Visiting sacred places has been an important component of my martial arts training over the years. I recently spent time visiting Kyoto and Nara including the seat of Honzan-ha Shugendō, not far from the Kyoto Budōkan (the site of the Meiji-era Butokukan), the shrines and temples at Kuramadera associated to historical figures such as Yoshitsune and Kiichi Hogen and the Todaiji in Nara.