Learn about Buddhism with one of our guides on a day trip from Osaka.

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 worlds 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 Kyoto Wakayama or around the Kansai area then head to Mount Koya.

Your guide will customize your full-day tour in detail according to your interests.

• Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary.

• The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Tour Highlight

Koyasan Okunoin

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.

Kongobu-ji Temple

The main headquarters for the Shingon Sect which has 4000 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.

Koyasan Danjo Garan

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.

Reihokan Museum

The Reihokan Museum Reihkan was built to house and preserve the religious and cultural treasures of Koyasan. The museums entrance hall is styled after Byodoin Temple in Uji and it has three exhibition halls for both permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Daishi Kyokai

Daishi Kyokai Daishi Kykai is the administrative center of Shingon Buddhism and is responsible for spreading the teachings of Kobo Daishi the sects 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.

Tokugawa Mausoleum

The Tokugawa Mausoleum 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 Daishis mausoleum. It consists of two buildings which enshrine Iemitsus grandfather Ieyasu and father Hidetada the first two Tokugawa shogun.

Important information

As this is a walking tour you will be collected from your hotel by your guide and continue on foot.