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Private Sightseeing Tour Visit in Mount Koya with Licensed Guide
Private Sightseeing Tour Visit in Mount Koya with Licensed Guide
Private Sightseeing Tour Visit in Mount Koya with Licensed Guide
Private Sightseeing Tour Visit in Mount Koya with Licensed Guide
Private Sightseeing Tour Visit in Mount Koya with Licensed Guide

Mt. Koya Sacred 6hr Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide

By Japan Guide Agency
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$487 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Our government-licensed and experienced multilingual guides will help you efficiently enjoy a one-day tour of UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site, Mt. Koya. Go on a full-day guided walking tour of Mt. Koya and learn about the modern and traditional aspects of one of the world’s most sacred mountains!

If you would like to take some time out to enjoy some sights outside the big city, then this tour of Mount Koya is for you! Meet your guide at Koyasan station, your private guide will customise your full-day tour in detail according to your interests.

Note1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customised itinerary.
Note2: National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Activity location

  • Koyasan Okunoin
    • 550 Koyasan,
    • 648-0211, Koya-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kōyasan Station
    • Koyasan
    • 648-0211, Koya, Wakayama, Japan

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Mt. Koya Sacred 6hr Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
NZ$487.32 x 1 AdultNZ$487.32
Total
Price is NZ$487.32
Until Sun, 24 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedCustomisable Walking Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from 'What to expect' list
  • What's includedWhat's includedMeet up with guide on foot within at Koyasan station
  • What's includedWhat's includedLicensed Local English Speaking Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPrivate Vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedYou cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGuide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.

Activity itinerary

Koyasan Okunoin
  • 1h 30m
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 metres through the forest. Your guide will explain interesting stories about those historical characters.
Kongobu-ji Temple
  • 1h
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 artefact, fusuma sliding door paintings, as well as a beautiful rock garden representing two dragons flying amongst the clouds.
Koyasan Danjo Garan
  • 1h
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.
Koyasan Reihokan Museum
  • 30m
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.
Koyasan Daishi Kyokai
  • 1h
Daishi Kyokai (大師教会, Daishi Kyōkai) is the administrative centre 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. An English information desk is available in this building. 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.
Tokugawa's Mausoleum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
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.

Location

Activity location

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKōyasan Station
    • Koyasan
    • 648-0211, Koya, Wakayama, Japan

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