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Danjo-Garan Buddhist temple
Entrance to Oku-no-in
Kobo-Daishi Mausoleum
Oku-no-in Cemetery
Daimon Portal

Full-Day Private Guided Tour to Mount Koya

By Nara Guide
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$842 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

The Mount Koya is a famous pilgrinage 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!

Activity location

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Namba Station
    • 1番60号 10
    • 542-8503, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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Full-Day Private Guided Tour to Mount Koya
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English
Starting time: 8:40 am
Price details
NZ$841.74 x 1 AdultNZ$841.74
Total
Price is NZ$841.74
Until Sat, 30 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuide's entrance, lunch and transport fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch: less than 2,500 JPY/person
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport fee (around 3,700 JPY/person/day)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fee: Kongobu-ji (1000 JPY/person)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fee: Danjo-Garan (1000 JPY/person)

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Koyasan Station
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
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.
Koyasan Daimon
  • 1h
Entrance Gate to Mount Koya and the Spirit World
Koyasan Danjo Garan
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Shingon Buddhist Sect Main Worship place since the 9th century
Kongobu-ji Temple
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Temple founded at the end of the 16th century by the military dictator, Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Now, it serves as the Shingon headquarters.
Koyasan Okunoin
  • 1h 30m
Famous and biggest Japanese cemetery, with 200,000 tombs of more or less famous families. At its end, helds the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi.
Koyasan Station
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
We finish to visit Mount Koya at around 17:00. It is time for us to go down from the mountain by cable car and to go back to Osaka by train.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESKoyasan Station
    • Koyasan
    • 648-0211, Koya-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLENamba Station
    • 1番60号 10
    • 542-8503, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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