Richard Z.

5 / 5

Oct 14, 2025

Koyasan Spiritual Experience Tour

Oct 14, 2025

Mount Koya

7 hours 30 mins

“Accommodating special needs, attention to details and very knowledgeable flexible ”

Miyuki is an excellent guide for us. Due to different family members’ medical conditions, Miyuki was able to adapt to arrange taxi from Wakayama to Koyasen and all the way back to hotel. This makes this trip much easier for us. And this arrangement gives us more time on places in Koyasen. Miyuki also arranged the lunch that accommodated our diet restrictions, due to medical condition, with high level of Japanese cuisine from a local highly regarded chief. Her knowledge of Buddhism and Japanese history helped us understand koyasen much better and appreciate more than before. Her planning with the taxi ride for navigating different attractions in Koyasen made our trip much much easier, without too much walking. This arrangement allows family member to be there and enjoy the experience, history and spirituality, without suffering. I highly recommend Miyuki for your future Koyasen visit. She is very intellectual and attention to the details of customer needs. Those are very valuable characters!

Miyuki O.

(4 reviews)

Thank you for your wonderful comments. I also had a great time with you. I was touched by how much you care for your wife and sister. I was also lucky to meet such a wonderful driver from Sogo Taxi. Our driver, Mr. Yamamoto, knows the back roads to the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi. I'm glad your wife was able to enjoy sightseeing with us. You studied Japanese and have a great knowledge of Japanese history. It was worthwhile for me to explain things to you as a guide.

“Koyasan tour”

Miyuki-san is a friendly person who guided me in Koyasan. There is a lot to see in Koyasan and it is a bit of journey to get there. Without a good guide, it is not easy to know where to go, to decide what to see, or to understand the significance and details of the various temples and sights there. Miyuki is very knowledgeable about Koyasan and she clearly loves the area. She was very organized, with train and bus schedules always on hand so that we could keep moving without wasting time. She guided me on the train to Koyasan, and when we got there, we covered a lot of sights over several hours. Miyuki gave detailed explanations about each place. She also had booked a good restaurant ahead of time where we had lunch, and she showed me some of the best shops in Koyasan for wagashi and souvenirs. In addition, she gave me suggestions on what I could go see myself on the following day. One minor issue I had is that I sometimes had to ask her the same question several times over before she answered; I think it was maybe because she was so absorbed with taking in the sights and thinking about where to take me next. If you communicate clearly and ensure you are understood, this should not be a problem. Aside from this minor issue, I do definitely recommend her as a guide if you would like to make the most of your trip to Koyasan. I could not have had as good of an experience as I did at Koyasan without her. Thank-you, Miyuki-san!

Miyuki O.

(4 reviews)

Thank you for your wonderful and heartfelt comment. It will be helpful for me to continue to hone my career as a guide in Koyasan. It seemed that you were jet-lagged and tired, but I think you were healed by the clean air and scenery of Koyasan, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Many people enjoy the atmosphere of Koyasan and then go back, but I think you can fully enjoy its charm by staying at a temple lodging and listening to the guide's explanations while touring the famous sites of Koyasan. As you pointed out, my weakness is that when a question is suddenly asked that is unrelated to the flow of the conversation, I can hear it as audio but I can't keep up with it. This happens often in Japanese too. I lost my husband and my children have become independent, so I live alone now and don't have many opportunities to communicate with people. I really enjoyed myself when I was able to show around an intelligent and wonderful woman like you.

“Amazing Insigths into Koyasan”

Miyuki is a great, friendly and competent Guide. As someone with a lot of Japan exoerience, i have got to say, i couldn't be happier to have taken this Tour with Miyuki. She engaged with my every request and was incredibly informative and knowledgeable to boot! She gets my highest recommendations.

Miyuki O.

(4 reviews)

Thank you for your kind comment. Koyasan is my favorite place, and I'm happy to meet someone who understands its greatness. You know a lot about Japanese history and religion, and it was worth explaining to you. It was a day trip, but with 7 and a half hours, you were able to enjoy it at your leisure. Koyasan is not a place to rush around and see things. It has a special atmosphere that you won't find in big cities. I think you were able to feel refreshed and healed by breathing in the clean air, purifying your mind and body.