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Highlights

Come with us to visit Mount Koya, Japan’s spiritual and cultural jewel, for a day on foot and by public transport!


We take the train and we sink into the deep countryside. This gives us a contrasting view between the lively city and the quiet nature, before reaching the top of the mountain by cable car.


The Daimon portal welcomes us upon arrival. We are crossing this border between the human world and the 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, founded by the military dictator Hideyoshi Toyotomi, which now serves as an administrative center.


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.


You will learn more about the history, culture and spirituality of Japan after this day. Are you coming? We are waiting for you!

Itinerary

  • Koyasan Station

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included
    We take the train from Osaka and arrive at Mount Koya via the funicular. You can see the whole area from the train, from the big city to nature, then climb the mountain.

  • Koyasan Daimon

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Gateway to Mount Koya and the spirit world.

  • Koyasan Danjo Garan

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included
    Main place of prayer of the Shingon Buddhist sect since the 9th century.

  • Kongobu-ji Temple

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included
    Built in the late 16th century by the military dictator Hideyoshi Toyotomi, it serves as the headquarters of the Shingon Buddhist sect.

  • Koyasan Okunoin

    1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Famous Japanese cemetery, with 200,000 graves of more or less famous families and at its end, the mausoleum of Kobo-Daishi, founder of this place.

What's included

INCLUDED

Guide Fees (their Entrance, Lunch and Transport Fees)

NOT INCLUDED

Lunch: around 2,500 JPY/person
Transport Fees (around 3,700 JPY/person/day)
Entrance Fees: Kongobuji Temple (1000 JPY/person)

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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Location

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Koyasan, Koya-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan 648-0211

Provider

Nara Guide

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