Okunoin＆Ancient pilgrimage trails Lunch with panorama view
Joined 2018
“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.
Itinerary
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Meeting Point
Public toilet at Naka-no-hashi parking lot (The closest bus stop is “Okunoin-mae”)
◆ Attending a special ritual in Okunoin (this ritual has a history of more than 1200 years) ◆Walking ancient pilgrimage trails (nearly flat forest path) ◆ Lunch with a spectacular mountain view (on a beautifully decorated table in forest）
Okunoin cemetery ◆ Rocket & termite tomb and big company’s headstones ◆Touching a tree of 850 years old ◆The biggest tombstone in Okunoin ◆Samurai graves ◆ Weigh the weight of your own sin ◆ Mizumuke Jizo :Visitors throw water on the statues to pray for their departed family members. ◆ Ajimi Jizo :Jizo Bodhisattva who tastes Kobo Daishi’s meals. ◆ Torodo: Spectacular lantern hall with more than 20,000 lanterns ◆ Senryo (Memorial tombs dedicated to teeth and nails of the imperial family) ◆ Gobyo: Kobo Daishi is the place where Kukai still remains alive to this day. ◆ Torodo’s basement: We can approach Kukai very close. There are 50,000 tiny statues that have been donated to Okunoin. ◆“Women Pilgrims Route ◆ Superb view spot where is private land
Ending Point
After the tour, we will send you anywhere you want to go within Koyasan area by taxi or public transportation.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, lunch, tea service
pick-up service at your hotel
Tour Important Information
Since we walk on the mountain, please come with shoes that you do not mind if they get dirty. After the rainy weather, the ground is muddy, so wearing trekking shoes or boots is recommended. Although the physical burden is small, there are also narrow mountain paths, so this tour is for those who have healthy leg.The tour may be canceled in rainy weather. If you have rain gear, please bring it in case of sudden change in the weather.
Important message from the supplier
If a tour has to be cancelled due to a rainy weather, we will refund the tour price in full.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2018
About Tour Guide Koyasan resident guides N.
We had worked at a temple in Mount Koya for lomg years to welcome many guests all around the world.
They told us that,"I want to walk around Mount Koya with the guide of monks" "Is it rude for monks if I ask a question like this… but I'd like to ask them a lot ..." "I want to have unique experience in Mount Koya“
We offer tours unique to monks living in Mount Koya based many years of guide experience.
Our tours include not only viewing the building, but also Buddhist experiences, yoga , Walking ancient pilgrimage trails, tea ceremony & meditation in Mount Koya. If you want to arrange tours in Mount Koya, please get in touch.
We are looking forward to seeing you.
Reviews
“Wonderful day with Nobu”
I would highly recommend anyone visiting Koyasan to spend time being guided by Nobu. He was very kind, knowledgeable and fun to be with. It was great to learn so much about Koyasan, the beliefs and customs of the area and of the esoteric teachings. Being with Nobu meant he could bring everything I was seeing to life, with the history and its context, rather than what I could just see with my own eyes. There is no substitute for these insights and it gave the whole experience a deeper meaning for me. Thank you Nobu!
“excellent tour”
excellent tour, very informative and extremely well presented
Ann P.
【Kongobuji & Garan】 Private tour with a Koyasan resident
“Excellent tour”
We enjoyed our tour with Nobu immensely. He was so knowledgeable and interesting. The time went by so quickly. This was the best tour that we have done while in Japan.
$431/ per group
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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