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Kyoto Private Tour - This picture shows a pyramid made of buddha statues of someone with no relatives to mourn their death. Commoners can not build thier tomb here. So a lot of people put a small a buddha statue beside the trail. And they are gathered here.
This picture shows a pyramid made of buddha statues of someone with no relatives to mourn their death. Commoners can not build thier tomb here. So a lot of people put a small a buddha statue beside the trail. And they are gathered here.
Kyoto Private Tour - Mt.Koya Kongoubu-ji Kondo(Main hall). Many Buddhist services are held in this building.
Mt.Koya Kongoubu-ji Kondo(Main hall). Many Buddhist services are held in this building.
Kyoto Private Tour - This is a milestone to Mt.Koya It starts at the foot of Mt.Koya. The length of pilgrimage road could be about 21Km. It takes around 7 hours. But we will use trains and a bus.
This is a milestone to Mt.Koya It starts at the foot of Mt.Koya. The length of pilgrimage road could be about 21Km. It takes around 7 hours. But we will use trains and a bus.
Kyoto Private Tour - Mt. Koya Daitou. It is a symbol of Koya and origin of pilgrimage traii to Koya. where the milestones starts.
Mt. Koya Daitou. It is a symbol of Koya and origin of pilgrimage traii to Koya. where the milestones starts.

Mt. Koya 1 day tour from Kyoto

Highlights
Kyoto Tour Guide - Yoshiharu K.

Joined 2018

Yoshiharu K.
4.69 / 5
(52 reviews)
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Mt.Koya is one of the center of Buddhism in Japan which was built by monk Kukai(Kobo Daishi) 1200 years ago. He went China to study esoteric Buddhism and spread it in Japan. He built a temple building complex for training here. In Koya there are more than millions of graves or tombs or memorials of all kind of religions including Christianity. It is very interesting place.

Itinerary

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08:30 AM

Meeting Point

At the lobby in your Hotel (in Kyoto city only)

Okunoin (Kukai's mausoleum)

Kongoubu-ji

Danjou-garan

Ending Point

Kyoto station

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

Guide fee,

Hotel pick-up fee in Kyoto city

Transportation fee between guide's house and Kyoto.


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What‘s not included

Transportation fee between Mt.Koya and JR Kyoto station in round-trip (you and guide) is around 6500yen for each.

Lunch, dinner, entrance fee.

Entrance fee is around 1000yen for each(two temples).


Tour Important Information

1. We will walk around 4 hours in the town. Please wear shoes suitable for walking.

2. Altitude of Mt. Koya is about 800m so it is colder than Kyoto. You should wear more clothes than in Kyoto.

3. Mt Koya is far from Kyoto. It is located 120Km south from Kyoto. If you are late for meeting time, we would miss a bus for Koya. It means we have to take another way to Mt.Koya which take more hours to get.


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Kyoto Tour Guide - Yoshiharu K.

Joined 2018

Yoshiharu K.
4.69 / 5
(52 reviews)
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About Tour Guide Yoshiharu K.

Hi! I'm Yoshiharu. Please call me Yoshi. Yoshi means "good" in Japanese! I'm a good man (^^);;;.

I was born in Kyoto but I lived there 3 months. Then my family moved to Osaka and I grew up in Osaka.

So I am almost Osakan.

When I was young, my hobby was traveling by bicycle. I went cycling around most part of Japan except Shikoku.

In my family rule, Shikoku is in bad direction because my grand father died just after his Shikoku pilgrimage.

So I want to have a cycling tour not only in Kyoto (coming soon!) but also all part of Japan someday.

I am interested in Japanese history.

I am a National Certificated Guide. And I have "Kyoto Tourism Culture Certification 3rd grade", "Osaka Expert Certification 3rd grade", "Nara Concierge 2nd grade" and "Karuizawa Web test 3rd grade".

So I have expert knowledge about Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Karuizawa and common knowledge about Kobe.

Besides I like gadgets, so I can guide you DenDen town in Osaka.

When you have a chance to visit Kyoto or Osaka or other city in this area,

please contact me anytime and join my tour!

I'll be looking forward to seeing you, spending wonderful time with you.

Reviews

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Andrea F.

3 / 5
Jan 5, 2025

Kyoto highlights (Kyoto departure)

Kyoto
9 hours

First Day in Kyoto

Yoshiharu was our guide for our first day in Kyoto. He was prompt and very sweet. It was a bit difficult for us to understand him as he tried to explain things to us, but he got us around and made suggestions to visit less busy temples that were interesting. We were just looking for a local guide that could navigate us around as we found our bearings and Yoshiharu did just that.

Andrea F.

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Andrea Thank you for your evaluation. But I could not find what you were interested in. You seemed to be satisfied. And maybe my explanations were difficult. When you felt difficult in my explanation, I wish you had asked me questions. My explanation could become easier. Maybe you walked long. But Higashiyama and Kawaramachi area have to be busy and have no good transportation. Next time I will improve my guide to have more fun in mind of mentions above. Yours sincerely, Yoshi

Lindsey C.

Lindsey C.

5 / 5
Jan 3, 2025

Short Osaka tour

Osaka
5 hours

Customized

Great Osaka tour with Yoshi!

My husband and I had a great guided tour with Yoshi in January 2024. Yoshi is very knowledgeable and it was fun spending the day with him! Yoshi created a great itinerary, and we were able to see a lot in a short amount of time. His extensive knowledge of Osaka’s history was truly impressive, particularly his detailed explanations about Osaka Castle. He also shared engaging insights about other historical events and landmarks, bringing the city's rich cultural significance to life. Thanks to Yoshi, we were able to get so much out of our short amount of time in Osaka and gained meaningful insights that enriched the rest of our time in Japan. We are so grateful for Yoshi’s guidance and kindness and we recommend his tour to anyone visiting Osaka. Thank you, Yoshi, for making our trip so special—you’ve given us memories we will not forget!

Lindsey C.

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Lindsey Thank you for your evaluation. I am very happy that you enjoyed Osaka in spite of closing shops in Kitchen ware street. If you visit around this area, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe or Nara again, I will make the tour as you like. Anyway thank you so much. Yours sincerely, Yoshi

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