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Offered in: English
English speaking guide
Admissions fee
Round trip transportation between Osaka and Mt Koya(Koyasan)
Lunch
Overview
Mount Koya (高野山, Kōyasan) is the center of Shingon Buddhism, an important Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), one of Japan's most significant religious figures. A small, secluded temple town has developed around the sect's headquarters that Kobo Daishi built on Koyasan's wooded mountaintop. It is also the site of Kobo Daishi's mausoleum and the start and endpoint of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.
・Visit to Koyasan’s central temple complex with Private English Speaking Guide (Danjo Garan, Konpo Daito Pagoda, Okunoin Temple)
・Experience of Shojin Ryori (Japan's Sophisticated Buddhist Cuisine) for Lunch and Dinner at temple (Shukubo)
・Including transportation's fee (Nankai Train Tickets) between Namba station (Osaka) and Mt. Koya
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AB Hotel Osaka Sakaisuji Hommachi1-4-10 Hommachi, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 541-0053
ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka, an IHG hotel1-3-1 Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 530-0004
APA HOTEL NAMBEKI-HIGASHI4-29 Namba Sennichimae, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 542-0075
APA HOTEL Namba Kita Shinsaibashi Ekimae1-15-12 Nishishinsaibashi, , Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 542-0086
APA HOTEL Osaka Kadomashi Ekimae2-6 Motomachi, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 571-0057
APA Hotel & Resort Midosuji Hommachi Eki Tower4-2-9 Minamihommachi, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 541-0054
APA Hotel Higashiumeda Minamimorimachi Ekimae2-4-36 Minamimorimachi, Kita-Ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 530-0054
APA Hotel Midosuji Hommachi Ekihigashi2-3-6 Kawaramachi, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 541-0048
APA Hotel Midosuji Hommachi Ekimae4-5-12 Hommachi, , Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 541-0053
APA Hotel Namba Minami Daikokucho Ekimae3-11-8 Shikitsu Higashi, Naniwa-Ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 556-0012
APA Hotel Namba Minami Ebisucho Eki5-6-14 Nippombashi Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 556-0005
APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi2-7-12 Nishishinsaibashi, , Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 542-0086
APA Hotel Namba Shinsaibashi Nishi2-14-8 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 542-0086
APA Hotel Osaka Higobashi Ekimae1-2-1 Tosabori, Nishi-Ku, , Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 550-0001
APA Hotel Osaka Tanimachi 4Chome Ekimaekita1-3-12 Uchi-honmachi, , Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 540-0026
APA Hotel Osaka Tanimachi Yonchome Ekimae1-1-27 Nonimbashi, , Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 540-0011
APA Hotel Osaka Temma2-16-15 Doshin, Kita-Ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 530-0035
APA Hotel Osaka Temmabashi Ekimae1-3-8 Tanimachi, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 540-0012
APA Hotel Osaka Umeda5-4-25 Fukushima, Fukushima-Ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 553-0003
APA Hotel Tennoji Ekimae1-4-11 Abenosuji, Abeno-ku, , Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 545-0052
APA Hotel Yodoyabashi Kitahama Ekimae2-3-10 Koraibashi, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 541-0043
APA Hotel Yodoyabashiekimae3-1-9 Fushimimachi, , Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, JP, 541-0044
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Itinerary
Namba
Nankai train and bus between Namba station and Mt Koya - Round trip.
4 hours
Kongobu-ji Kompon Daito (Grand Central Pagoda)
The vermilion Konpon Daito Pagoda, a 45 meter tall, two tiered, tahoto style pagoda. A statue of the Dainichi Nyorai (Cosmic Buddha, also known as Variocana), the central Buddha in Shingon Buddhism, stands in the middle of the pagoda's interior and is surrounded by statues and paintings on pillars, which together make up a rare three dimensional mandala (a metaphysical map of the cosmos). Mandala are usually two dimensional paintings.
30 minutes
Koyasan Okunoin
Okunoin (奥の院) is the site of the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), the founder of Shingon Buddhism and one of the most revered persons in the religious history of Japan. Instead of having died, Kobo Daishi is believed to rest in eternal meditation as he awaits Miroku Nyorai (Maihreya), the Buddha of the Future, and provides relief to those who ask for salvation in the meantime. Okunoin is one of the most sacred places in Japan and a popular pilgrimage spot.
The Ichinohashi Bridge (first bridge) marks the traditional entrance to Okunoin, and visitors should bow to pay respect to Kobo Daishi before crossing it. Across the bridge starts Okunoin's cemetery, the largest in Japan, with over 200,000 tombstones lining the almost two kilometer long approach to Kobo Daishi's mausoleum. Wishing to be close to Kobo Daishi in death to receive salvation, many people, including prominent monks and feudal lords, have had their tombstones erected here over the centuries.
1 hour
Koyasan Danjo Garan
Legend has it that Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism, threw his sankosho (a double ended, three pronged Buddhist ceremonial tool) from China, where he had been studying, toward Japan. Back in Japan, while in search of a place to headquarter his new religion, he came across his sankosho stuck in the branches of a pine tree on Koyasan and started construction of the Garan, Koyasan's central temple complex. The pine tree, that caught the sankosho, is still growing there.
The two most prominent buildings of the Garan are the Kondo Hall and the huge Konpon Daito Pagoda. The Kondo Hall is a large wooden temple hall where major ceremonies are held. The building has burned down multiple times over the centuries, and the current hall dates back to 1932. It enshrines an image of Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of medicine and healing.
30 minutes
Mt. Koya
Lunch of Shojin Ryori (Japan's Sophisticated Buddhist Cuisine) at temple (Shukubo).
2 hours
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Additional Info
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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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