Name: Mount Koya Guided Tours
Brand: GoWithGuide
Rating: 5.0 (42 reviews)

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Mount Koya

Our local guides are ready to help you plan, customize and realize your ideal tour in Mount Koya. All GoWithGuide guides are real locals who know the area on a deep and personal level, and they can’t wait to share their knowledge with you.

When traveling, everyone wants to get the most bang out of their buck. How to do that? Ask the right person to be your tour guide, of course! As opposed to fixed itineraries that are too formal and geared towards large groups, arranging a trip with the help of a local guide will mean the trip will be about what YOU want to see and do.

Go ahead and send a message to one (or several!) of our local guides. They would love to show you their Mount Koya!

Local Tour Guides in Mount Koya

When unable to travel, bring travel to the comfort of your house! Sometimes it is difficult to physically travel to your destination, that’s where virtual guided tours become a perfect alternative.

You can find all sort of activities and tours offered by GoWithGuide’s local guides: cooking classes, history lessons, walking tours, interaction with locals, exploration of the wilderness.. and much more! So let our local Mount Koya guides share their part of the world with you.

Connect with the guide virtually, and then simply to sit back, relax with your favorite beverage and enjoy the tour!

Mount Koya Virtual Tours & Experiences

Whether it’s your first time to Mount Koya or you are back to discover more, a good tour guide can make all the difference. Enjoy the best of what Mount Koya has to offer, without all the fuss of planning everything by yourself!

You can pick your favorite itinerary from the Mount Koya tours offered by our local guides, but feel free to ask for customizations based on your preferences. We want to help travelers get the most out of their trips, and we believe a good tour with a local guide is the best way to ensure that.

There is so much to see and do in Mount Koya, and the best way to get the most out of your time there is to have a local expert with you. GoWithGuide is committed to delivering unforgettable tour experiences, so let us help you create your next favorite memory.

Mount Koya Private Tour Guide

Travel like a real local. With our lineup of varied tours we want to help you customize and realize your ideal tour in Mount Koya. Our guides can arrange for you to visit areas specific to your interests, so there will be no filler in the itinerary!

Browse all the tours we offer in Mount Koya, and find the perfect one for you. The tours come in a variety of categories and lengths, so chances are you will be able to find the tour for you. Looking for something you couldn’t find in our lineup? Go ahead and send a message to one of the guides, they will create your tour for you!

Teaming up with a local guide and getting their help in planning the itinerary is the smart way to travel, so let them sort everything out for you.

Private Tours in Mount Koya

Are you in need of transportation on your trip to Mount Koya? On this page you can find pick-up, airport transfers and chauffeur (Private car charter with professional drivers).

We meticulously check all drivers and Car Companies you find on this page to make sure they have all the necessary documentation and qualifications to run transfer services for their area. Choose from the available listings, or message one of the suppliers directly to inquire about their services.

Having reliable and good quality transportation is an important but often overlooked part of planning a trip. Let our Mount Koya car & van service providers take care of transportation for you, so you can enjoy your sightseeing!

Mount Koya Private Cars, Van & Transfers

Koyasan Spiritual Experience Tour

In this tour, we will go round the following temples of Kongobuji and Garan.
From the viewpoint of the monk, we will talk about esoteric teachings that will support your mind for the rest of your life.





【Okunoin, Garan & Kongobuji】 Private tour

One day tour  to Mt. Koya from Osaka. Be enchanted.

A Journey to Koyasan – The Heart of Japanese Buddhism

Half day Koyasan Highlight Tour

In this tour, we will go round the following temples of Kongobuji and Garan.
From the viewpoint of the monk, we will talk about esoteric teachings that will support your mind for the rest of your life.


【Kongobuji & Garan】 Private tour with a Koyasan resident

Mount Koya is full of important, sacred, holly and picturesque places. 
In this tour, we will visit three of the most sacred areas and you have some options.
First, we will visit Danjo Garan (Temple Complex). 
Chumon (Central Gate), Kondo (Golden Hall), Konpon Daito (Fundamental Pagoda), Saito (West Pagoda) and other important building are located in this area. 
High Priest Kukai, founder of Mount Koya tried to express the concept of the Universe here. I will explain how.
Then, we will visit Honzan. 
Kongobuji Temple in this area is still used for important Buddhism rituals and as the headquarters of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism . 
And a beautiful Japanese garden Banryu-tei (Dragon Garden) is in this area.
After visiting Honzan, we will make a pilgrimage in Okuno-in (Inner Sanctuary) to the mausoleum of High Priest Kukai.
People think High Priest Kukai is still alive in his mausoleum in Okuno-in to meditate.
And there are uncountable grave plots, gravestones, pagodas and stupas in this area.
I will explain why the High Priest Kukai still meditates there and why there are so many graves in Okuno-in.


One Day in Mount Koya.  Feel the Sacredness and Holiness

This hiking is not aimed to climb to the top of the mountain, it is an easy nature walk. You can enjoy the mountain while feeling nature and wind that you cannot have in city life. Forest smell, sound of birds and wind, the transitions of nature every season….. Opening the senses and walking through the forest path make your mind and body be filled with exhilaration.

If you have a healthy leg, anyone can feel free to participate. It is a tour that does not require technique like climbing.

The guide is a monk who has a license to guide in Koyasan and will introduce the nature of Koyasan and the teachings of esoteric Buddhism with the viewpoint and knowledge unique to monks living in Koyasan.It will be a different explanation and route from the night tour, therefore, it is also recommended for those who participated in the night tour. 
 
First of all, we will gather in front of a public toilet at the Naka-no-hashi parking lot and head towards Okunoin to attend “Shojingu” which is a daily ritual of delivering meals twice a day to the Grand Master, believed to be in eternal meditation. Along the way, the monk explains various story such as explanation of company tombs, the oldest big tree, the biggest tombstone, tombs of samurai and a tomb for termites.

After visiting Okunoin, we will enter the mountain path. Although we have a bit of up and down in the beginning, we will walk for almost 30 minutes on a nearly flat forest path. Let’s experience the mysterious nature of the old pilgrimage road that Kobo Daishi Kukai walked also.
At the end of the tour, you can have a seat on chairs and enjoy lunch on a beautifully decorated table while watching the spectacular panorama of the mountains of the Kii mountain range registered as World Heritage Sites.

The lunch will be “Sasazushi bento” which is local cuisine of Koyasan. “Sasazushi” means sushi wrapped in a bamboo grass leaf. Hot drinks like green tea, coffee and tea will be provided free of charge. 

Okunoin＆Ancient pilgrimage trails Lunch with panorama view

Overnight trip to Mt. Koya from Osaka

Explanation by a monk conducting meditation instruction
Private use of meditation hall (About 130 square meters)

Meditation Experience

Mt. Koya and Women's Pilgrimage Route

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"奧之院"是祭祀弘法大師（空海）的重要聖地,是弘法大師還在活的“大師信仰"的中心地。這裡約有20萬基供養塔,包括日本戰國時代的武將,如織田信長等的供養塔。
"壇上伽藍"是在高野山第一個開創的根本道場,是以根本大塔與金堂聞名於世。
"金剛峰寺"是全國3600家高野山真言教寺廟與1000萬個信徒的總本山（總部）。

高野山 ~ 真言密教的聖地

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Koyasan Spiritual Experience Tour

Koyasan Spiritual Experience Tour

【Okunoin, Garan & Kongobuji】 Private tour

【Okunoin, Garan & Kongobuji】 Private tour

One day tour to Mt. Koya from Osaka. Be enchanted.

One day tour to Mt. Koya from Osaka. Be enchanted.

A Journey to Koyasan – The Heart of Japanese Buddhism

A Journey to Koyasan – The Heart of Japanese Buddhism

Half day Koyasan Highlight Tour

Half day Koyasan Highlight Tour

【Kongobuji & Garan】 Private tour with a Koyasan resident

【Kongobuji & Garan】 Private tour with a Koyasan resident

One Day in Mount Koya. Feel the Sacredness and Holiness

One Day in Mount Koya. Feel the Sacredness and Holiness

Okunoin＆Ancient pilgrimage trails Lunch with panorama view

Okunoin＆Ancient pilgrimage trails Lunch with panorama view

Overnight trip to Mt. Koya from Osaka

Overnight trip to Mt. Koya from Osaka

Meditation Experience

Meditation Experience

Mt. Koya and Women's Pilgrimage Route

Mt. Koya and Women's Pilgrimage Route

高野山 ~ 真言密教的聖地

高野山 ~ 真言密教的聖地

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