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Mt Koya Full Day Tour from Osaka with Licensed Guide and Vehicle

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This is the ideal tour for travelers wanting to discover World Heritage Site, Mt. Koya. Go on a full-day guided private car tour of Mt. Koya and learn about the modern and traditional aspects of one of the world’s most sacred mountains! If you are staying in Osaka but would like to take some time out to enjoy some sights outside the big city, then this tour of Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture is for you! Meet your guide at your hotel in Osaka, then head to Mount Koya. Note*1: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.
  • Private transportation
  • Fuel, Parking, Highway fees
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites
  • Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
  • Other personal expenses
  • for yourself
  • You cannot combine tour groups
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered

Your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in the Osaka area or your
preferred location around Osaka Port or Osaka Station. Please use email for any communication before the tour.

Traveler pickup
  • Shin-Osaka Station, Yodogawa Ward, Osaka, Japan
  • Osaka Port
  • Koyasan Okunoin, Koya-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
    The heart of Mt. Koya. Kobo Daishi (Kukai), the founder of Shingon Buddhism and one of the most revered persons in the religious history of Japan, rests here. Also, many prominent personalities' graves line by the approach to Okunoin for several hundred meters through the forest. Your guide will explain interesting stories about those historical characters.
    120 minutes
  • Kongobu-ji Temple, Koya-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
    The main headquarters for the Shingon Sect, which has 4,000 temples throughout Japan and more than 10 million followers worldwide. Visitors can see religious artifact, fusuma sliding door paintings, as well as a beautiful rock garden representing two dragons flying amongst the clouds.
    90 minutes
  • Koyasan Danjo Garan, Koya-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
    One of the two most sacred sites in Mt. Koya. In the 9th century, Mt. Koya was founded on this very ground. At that time, Kobo Daishi held a groundbreaking ceremony and then dedicated his life to the construction of Danjo Garan. This sacred area consists of nearly twenty different structures including the magnificent Konpon Daito. Your guide will tell you the meaning of these structures.
    90 minutes
  • Koyasan Reihokan Museum, Koya-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
    The Reihokan Museum (霊宝館, Reihōkan) was built to house and preserve the religious and cultural treasures of Koyasan. The museum's entrance hall is styled after Byodoin Temple in Uji, and it has three exhibition halls for both permanent and temporary exhibitions. The museum's collection consists of thousands of religious works of art. The permanent exhibition displays statues, mandala (paintings representing metaphysical maps of the cosmos), and various other religious tools and paintings, the most notable of which is the scroll depicting the "Reclining Image of Sakyamuni Buddha on His Last Day". Additionally, a rotating temporary exhibition displays a seasonal selection chosen from the museum's collection.
    60 minutes
  • Koyasan Daishi Kyokai, Koya-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
    Daishi Kyokai (大師教会, Daishi Kyōkai) is the administrative center of Shingon Buddhism, and is responsible for spreading the teachings of Kobo Daishi, the sect's founder. The complex consists of two buildings: Henjoden, a traditional temple hall, that was built in 1915 and is dedicated to Kobo Daishi, and a modern building for administration, lectures and training. Visitors can participate in a few activities at Daishi Kyokai, such as receiving Buddhist precepts (jukai) or copying Buddhist scriptures (shakyo). No advance reservations are required.
    60 minutes
  • Tokugawa's Mausoleum, Koya-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
    The Tokugawa Mausoleum (徳川家霊台, Tokugawa-ke Reidai) on Koyasan was built in 1643 by the third Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu in order for his family to have a mausoleum close to Kobo Daishi's mausoleum. It consists of two buildings which enshrine Iemitsu's grandfather Ieyasu and father Hidetada, the first two Tokugawa shogun. The mausoleum's two identical buildings took twenty years to be completed and were built in the extravagant style of the early Edo Period with graceful sloping roofs, rich ornamentation, intricate carvings, lacquer and gold leaf. The two buildings stand side by side. The one on the right enshrines Ieyasu and the one on the left Hidetada.
    60 minutes
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair accessible
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Pstephens99
18 Jul 2023
We enjoyed our tour of Mount Koya with Hiro! It was a different experience and more of a cultural learning for us. The temples were beautiful. We were not sure what to expect, but we were pleasantly surprised by the tour!
L1341RWkr
11 Jun 2023
Yoshie Hara was an incredible tour guide, she was so knowledgeable, planned the tour perfectly, and spoke English very well. Our best experience so far in Japan. Koyasama was beautiful as well and Yoshie knew so many interesting facts about it. Would definitely recommend, and ask for Yoshie!
Boliekm
18 Apr 2023
The trip was wonderful - great sights scenery and great guide Keiji Katayams Well worth the time and fee.
This tour in Osaka is organized by Japan Guide Agency

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