This forest­ed site on the side of Mount Koya is where Kobo Daishi — the founder of Shin­gon Bud­dhism — lies in eter­nal med­i­ta­tion and, as such, it’s where many devot­ed fol­low­ers want to be buried. So many, in fact, that it’s the largest ceme­tery in Japan. Grave mark­ers line the path to Daishi’s mau­soleum, and each salvation-seeker’s tomb­stone is more uncon­ven­tion­al and weird­er than the last. Look for the memo­r­i­al ded­i­cat­ed by a local pes­ti­cide com­pa­ny to ter­mites, and for stat­ues that mim­ic monks and cof­fee cups. You can’t make this up, peo­ple.