Kyoto to Mt. Koya One Day Walking Tour | 10 hours 30 minutes

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Kyoto to Mt. Koya One Day Walking Tour
2 Adults x $545.23
$1,090.46
Approx Total
$1,090.46

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Private transportation
  • Guide
  • Lunch

Overview

Mt. Koya is a World Heritage site deemed by UNESCO. It is a place of scenic beauty where history, culture, and nature are concentrated. The Highlight is to visit the World Heritage site of Mt Koya, a pilgrimage route. This is a day trip from Kyoto. Also experienced guide with a strong knowladge about Koyasan. This tour Includes round trip express bus. Mount Koya 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 end point of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. ※You will use Highway bus from Kyoto Station to Koyasan. ※No guide will accompany you on the highway bus. It takes about 3 hours one way.

Meeting points

Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit
Higashikujo Kamitonodacho, Minami Ward, Kyoto, 601-8002, Japan

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08:00 Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit H2 Bus Stop (in front of Hotel Keihan Kyoto Grande) ※Please present your “Mobile Ticket Screen” and get on the bus. 08:10 Departure※Please move by yourself※Highway bus from Kyoto Station to Koyasan. ※No guide will accompany you on the highway bus.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Koyasan Okunoin

    On the 2-kilometer approach from Ichinobashi Bridge to the mausoleum, more than 200,000 gravestones, prayer monuments, and memorials to the lords of the feudal lords stand in a grove of thousand-year-old cedar trees.

    1 hour

  • Kongobu-ji Temple

    Mount Koya 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 end point of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.

    30 minutes

  • Koyasan Danjo Garan

    Danjo Garan is one of the two sacred sites of Koyasan, along with Okuno-in Temple, which was the first place Kobo Daishi Kukai built when he founded Koyasan. It is said to embody the mandala worldview based on esoteric Buddhism, and is lined with 19 halls, including Kondo, the main hall of Koyasan, and the 48.5-meter-high Nemoto Daito, the symbol of Koyasan.

    30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Customers will travel from Kyoto to Koyasan by highway bus./3 hours one way ※No guide will accompany you on the highway bus.

Non Refundable

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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