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Full-Day Private Guided Tour to Mount Koya

Day Trip
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The Mount Koya is a famous pilgrimage place from the 9th century. This Buddhist complex was founded by the monk Kukai (aka Kobo Daishi) and welcomes you today for a unforgettable journey. This trip to Japanese History and Buddhism is waiting for you!

Osaka Tour Guide - Mouloud H.
Mouloud H.
4.73 / 5
(11 reviews)
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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What‘s not included

- Transportation (3,200 JPY/person)

- Entrance fee: Danjo Garan (1,000 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.

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