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I'd like to go to Koyasan and chill with the monks for a week before doing the shikoku ohenro pilgrimage. I thought a week on the mountain should put me in the right state of mind to do the walk.

But, is there any way to arrange to spend some quality time with the monks there ahead of time?!? I know I can make reservations to sleep/eat in one of the many temples, as well as meditate and write out the sutra, but are there any additional options for a week stay? It mainly seems geared to overnight visitors.

Are the monks extremely busy, or are there organic means of interacting with them once I'm there?

The city dwellers in my area are familiar with yellow/greenish dust that accumulates on cars. We're told this is pollen. What the odds that this is chemtrails? Any good info out there on this phenomenon? Is it a big-carwash agenda, or a natural phenomenon?!?