A SLOW, SPIRITUAL JOURNEY THROUGH KANSAI
For thousands of years, the forces of religion, trade and war have pulsed through Kansai, a region that extends from Hyogo, bordering the Seto Inland Sea, to Wakayama, which stretches southward along the Kii Peninsula. These have helped to fuel the syncretism, dynamism and resilience so characteristic of this country.
During the Heian period (794-1185) while court
