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Mount Koya: Full-Day Private Guided Tour to 9th Century Buddhist Pilgrimage Site
Osaka
The mountain of Koya, a renowned pilgrimage location dating back to the 9th century, was the creation of the monk Kukai, or Kobo Daishi. Today, it invites you to experience a journey you won’t soon forget. Come, a voyage through the annals of Japanese history and Buddhism beckons you!
The mountain of Koya, a renowned pilgrimage location dating back to the 9th century, was the creation of the monk Kukai, or Kobo Daishi. Today, it invites you to experience a journey you won’t soon forget. Come, a voyage through the annals of Japanese history and Buddhism beckons you!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Koyasan Station - We take the train from Osaka and arrive to Mount Koya, with the cable car. We can see all the region from the train, from the big city to the nature in the countryside, then climb the mountain with the cable car.
- Koyasan Daimon - Entrance Gate to Mount Koya and the Spirit World
- Koyasan Danjo Garan - Shingon Buddhist…
- Koyasan Station - We take the train from Osaka and arrive to Mount Koya, with the cable car. We can see all the region from the train, from the big city to the nature in the countryside, then climb the mountain with the cable car.
- Koyasan Daimon - Entrance Gate to Mount Koya and the Spirit World
- Koyasan Danjo Garan - Shingon Buddhist Sect Main Worship place since the 9th century
- Kongobu-ji Temple - Temple founded at the end of the 16th century by the military dictator, Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Now, it serves as the Shingon headquarters.
- Koyasan Okunoin - Famous and biggest Japanese cemetery, with 200,000 tombs of more or less famous families. At its end, helds the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi.
- Koyasan Station - We finish to visit Mount Koya at around 17:00. It is time for us to go down from the mountain by cable car and to go back to Osaka by train.
What's Included
- Guide’s entrance fees
- Lunch fees
- Transportation fees
- Guide’s entrance fees
- Lunch fees
- Transportation fees
What's Not Included
- Lunch: less than 2,500 JPY/person
- Transport fee (around 3,700 JPY/person/day)
- Entrance fee: Kongobu-ji (1000 JPY/person)
- Lunch: less than 2,500 JPY/person
- Transport fee (around 3,700 JPY/person/day)
- Entrance fee: Kongobu-ji (1000 JPY/person)
Location
Namba Station
Station 3rd level, in front of the entrance gates
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
