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Full-Day Private Guided Tour to Mount Koya

Day Trip
Osaka Tour Guide - Mouloud H.

Joined 2019

Mouloud H.
4.40 / 5
(15 reviews)
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Osaka
English, French (Native), Japanese
8 hours
Private tour (only you and Mouloud H.)
Up to 8 people

In this tour, we sink into the deep countryside. The Daimon portal welcomes us upon arrival to Mount Koya. We are crossing this border between human and spirit world. Then we walk and visit Danjo Garan, the historic center of the Shingon Buddhist sect since the 9th century, then the Kongobu-ji Temple, administrative center from the 16th century. We finally visit Oku no In. Japan’s largest cemetery houses the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi and 200,000 graves of people who wanted to rest with him.

Itinerary

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08:30 AM

Meeting Point

Nankai Namba Station

- 3rd floor of the station, near the gates

09:00 AM

Meeting Point to Mount Koya

We take the train from Osaka and arrive to Mount Koya, with the cable car. We can see all the region from the train, from the big city to the nature in the countryside, then climb the mountain with the cable car.

11:00 AM

Daimon Gate

Entrance Gate to Mount Koya and the Spirit World.

11:20 AM

Danjo Garan

Shingon Buddhist Sect Main Worship place since the 9th century.

11:50 AM

Kongobuji

Temple founded at the end of the 16th century by the military dictator, Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Now, it serves as the Shingon headquarters.

12:30 PM

Lunch

We go to a restaurant of the area where we can have a taste of the famous Shojin Ryori cuisine, vegetarian cuisine originally given to the monks of Mount Koya.

02:00 PM

Oku no In

Famous and biggest Japanese cemetery, with 200,000 tombs of more or less famous families. At its end, helds the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi.

03:00 PM

Okunoin-mae Bus top

We arrive to this bus top and we head back to Osaka.

04:00 PM

Mount Koya to Koyasan Station

We finish to visit Mount Koya at around 16:00. It is time for us to go down from the mountain by cable car. The tour finishes at Gokurakubashi Station, down to Mount Koya.

Ending Point

Gokurakubashi Station

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Guide and guide fees (his transport, lunch and entrance fees)

What‘s not included

- Transportation (around 4,000 JPY/person)

- Entrance fee: Kongobu-ji (1,000 JPY/person)

- Lunch: less than 3,000 JPY/person

Tour Important Information

The Mount Koya is house of Shingon Buddhist Sect. All the town is covered by Shingon temples we can visit. Oku no in cemetery is famous all around the World. We will visit it to pay respect to Kobo-Daishi, founder of the Buddhist Shingon School, and to 200,000 Japanese families. We will also know more about Japanese History.

Important message from the supplier

No special conditions for the moment

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
Osaka Tour Guide - Mouloud H.

Joined 2019

Mouloud H.
4.40 / 5
(15 reviews)
Identity Verified
Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Mouloud H.

Hello, my name is Mouloud and I have been living in Japan for more than 15 years, more specifically in Kansai. I mainly worked in the tourism field and now I would like to introduce you to my Kansai. Nara, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and so on, so many things to do and to see! I already have some tours for you but do not hesitate to contact me if you have other wishes. I am waiting for you!


Bonjour, je m’appelle Mouloud et ça fait plus de 15 ans que j’habite au Japon, plus précisément dans le Kansai. J’ai surtout travaillé dans le tourisme et maintenant, je voudrais directement vous faire découvrir mon Kansai. Nara, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, etc., tant de choses à faire et à voir ! Je vous propose déjà quelques circuits mais n’hésitez pas à me contacter si vous avez d’autres envies. Je vous attends.

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