Meeting Point

At you hotel lobby

Meeting Point

At your hotel in Osaka

Namba Station

Take the Nankai railway train from Namba or Shinimamiya

Daimon Gate ~ Large Front Gate ~

Danjo Garan

The main area of Mt. Koya is called Dnajo Garan, where you can find gates, Buddhist statue halls, pagodas, practice halls, a belfry, and so on. Among them, the Konpon Daito pagoda is particularly eye-catching. Pagodas were considered important in the Shingon sect. Kukai started to build some of those first. Each of them has its stories. I will tell you about some.

Kongobuji: Headquarters of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism

In the past, the entire Mt. Koya area was called the Kongobuji Temple. However, after various changes, this temple was established as the central temple of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism and named Kongobuji Temple. Visitors can see historical architecture, a beautiful stone garden, and many masterpieces of painting.

Lunch

Lunch at a temple if you like

Okuno-in ~Kukai has been meditating still now since the 9th century~

Let's walk along the cemetery with a thousand-year-old trees. You will see various types of uncountable graves; some are very old, and some are very funny. At the innermost, there is a mausoleum of Kukai. People believe that Kukai is still making practice here to keep meditating. We visit such a sacred place.

Drop off

Your Hotel or Namba station

Ending Point

At you hotel lobby or the station