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One Day in Mount Koya. Feel the Sacredness and Holiness
Mount Koya
6 hours
Mt. Koya is a very important part of the World Heritage site “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountains”. Mt. Koya is in Wakayama Prefecture and I used to work for Wakayama Prefectural Government as a general manager of Cultural Heritage Division and I was also in charge of the World Heritage Project. I know this sacred mountain very well.
FROM$262/ per group
Hiroyuki T.
4.94 / 5
(90 reviews)
【Okunoin, Garan & Kongobuji】 Private tour
Mount Koya
4 hours
We are a group composed of monks living in Koyasan. We spent long years as monks at temples in Koyasan. We studied Buddhist teachings directly from Buddhist priests of Koyasan and interpreted them to foreigners. Friendly young monks will be happy to explain daily living, training at Koyasan temples that a general public can not see, and important teachings of the esoteric Buddhism.
FROM$380/ per group
Koyasan resident guides N.
5.00 / 5
(9 reviews)
【Kongobuji & Garan】 Private tour with a Koyasan resident
Mount Koya
2 hours
We are a group composed of monks living in Koyasan. We spent long years as monks at temples in Koyasan. We studied Buddhist teachings directly from Buddhist priests of Koyasan and interpreted them to foreigners. Friendly young monks will be happy to explain daily living, training at Koyasan temples that a general public can not see, and important teachings of the esoteric Buddhism.
FROM$156/ per group
Koyasan resident guides N.
5.00 / 5
(9 reviews)
Overnight trip to Mt. Koya from Osaka
Mount Koya
2 days
Mt. Koya is a very important part of the World Heritage site “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountains”. Mt. Koya is in Wakayama Prefecture and I used to work for Wakayama Prefectural Government as a general manager of Cultural Heritage Division and I was also in charge of the World Heritage Project. I know this sacred mountain very well. In this tour we will visit Mt. Koya and walk the Women's Pilgrimage
FROM$466/ per group
Hiroyuki T.
4.94 / 5
(90 reviews)
Okunoin＆Ancient pilgrimage trails Lunch with panorama view
Mount Koya
3 hours
“Women Pilgrims Route” is said to be “the most beautiful trail” among the mountain paths around Koyasan. After attending a ritual in Okunoin, we are going to hike some of the “Women Pilgrims Route” that even forest experts recommend. At the end of the tour you will eat local specialties while watching the spectacular panorama of the mountains registered as World Heritage Sites.
FROM$342/ per group
Koyasan resident guides N.
5.00 / 5
(9 reviews)
Koyasan one- day exploring
Mount Koya
8 hours
we start from the west end of Koyasan mountainous Buddhism city, Daimon deva gate and finish at the east end of this highland,Okunoin through halfway points,Garan, temple facility complex and the general head temple Kongobuji. There are ancient stone monuments, neat row of age-old shops and Buddhist architecture. Guest would find out what they are with the beginning of Shingon Sect.
FROM$324/ per group
Tadashi N.
Meditation Experience
Mount Koya
1 hour
Private meditation hall surrounded by temple gardens.You can receive direct instruction from the monks. [Ajikan meditation] A 1200-year-old meditation method introduced to Koyasan by Kobo Daishi from the Tang dynasty. Explore your self in the pure air with a monk who guides people through daily meditation.The meditation hall will be specially reserved for you. Koyasan is a rare World Heritage Site that inherits not only Japan’s culture but also ancient India and the Tang Dynasty.
FROM$342/ per group
Koyasan resident guides N.
5.00 / 5
(9 reviews)
Koyasan three-hour intensive exploring
Mount Koya
3 hours
Shall we have a pleasure to enjoy eye-catching spots. In addition to Garan,Main spot, let's go to a temple inside, Kongousanmaiin,supporting temple of the head temple and also Sainanin temple.
FROM$130/ per person
Tadashi N.
Koyasan 【Tea & Meditation】 Experience
Mount Koya
1 hour 40 min
Let’s taste Match & green tea with a tea ceremony master in a room at a Koyasan temple, please have a fun time with exclusive selection green tea and learn the Way of Tea that worrior shoguns and samurai used to practise. The master teaches excellent detailed lesson on how to have tea and enjoy it. After explaining about the relationship between tea and Buddhism, you can receive meditation guidance by monks.
FROM$532/ per group
Koyasan resident guides N.
5.00 / 5
(9 reviews)
【Private】Okunoin Cemetery Day Tour
Mount Koya
2 hours
Why don’t we visit “Kobo Daishi aka Kukai” together with the monk of Koyasan to Okunoin ? Monks who have license to guide in English take you an enjoyable tour to Okunoin cemetery. We will visit the following places: ◆ Gobyo is the place where Kobo Daishi aka Kukai still remains alive to this day. ◆Touching a tree of 850 years old ◆The biggest tombstone in Okunoin ◆Samurai graves such as Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi ◆ The monument of Matsuo Basho and so on....
FROM$156/ per group
Koyasan resident guides N.
5.00 / 5
(9 reviews)
Koyasan four-hour intensive exploring special
Mount Koya
4 hours
Shall we have a pleasure to enjoy eye-catching spots. In addition to Garan,Main spot, let's go to a temple inside, Kongousanmaiin,supporting temple of the head temple and also Sainanin temple.
FROM$175/ per group
Tadashi N.
Fire ritual & Luxurious Buddhist cuisine lunch at a temple
Mount Koya
2 hours
①Specially “Gomakito” prayer, which originated in India during the first millennium A.D. and has been continued for over 1.200 years in Koyasan. You can see postures of priests and flaming up “wisdom fire of Buddha” at only a few meters. ②Enjoy the healthy as well as luxurious Shojin-ryori (highest grade course: including local specialty of sesame tofu) based on Gomi, Goho, and Goshiki (five flavors, five methods, and five colors) at the hall of the temple in Koyasan.
FROM$836/ per group
Koyasan resident guides N.
5.00 / 5
(9 reviews)