Private Half- Day Tour in Wakayama Koyasan
This tour takes you to the three most important places in Koyasan: Okunoin Cemetery, Kongobuji Temple, and Garan. This is also a private tour, so you can ask any questions you have. You will learn not only about temples and cemeteries but also about the lives of the monks, local life in Koyasan, history, and more.
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Group of 6
Group of 6
What's included in Private Half- Day Tour in Wakayama Koyasan
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Koyasan Okunoin
Things we talk about ・Kobo Daishi :The founder of Koyasan ・Legends in the cemetery ・Daily life of monk ・History of Koyasan ・Tombs ・Teachings of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism If the timing is right, we can see a special ritual called “Shojingu.” ※Monks prepare a meal for Kobo Daishi as part of a ritual that involves blessing food placed in a covered wooden box. It’s said that Kobo Daishi aka Kukai is still alive and continues meditation in Okunoin, and meals are delivered twice a day.This ritual has continued without a break for 1,200 years. We will also visit the following places ◆ Gobyo：the place where Kobo Daishi aka Kukai still remains alive to this day. ◆Touching a tree of 850 years old ◆The biggest tombstone in Okunoin ◆Samurai graves ◆ The monument of Matsuo Basho ◆ Torodo:Lantern hall with more than 20,000 lanterns ◆ Senryo (Memorial tombs dedicated to teeth and nails of the imperial family) ◆ Torodo’s basement: We can approach Kukai very close.
Kongobu-ji Temple
Local English-speaking guide will be happy to explain daily living, training at Koyasan temples and important teachings of the esoteric Buddhism brought by Kukai, as well as deepening your understanding of Koyasan’s history and culture. In this tour, we will go round the following temples of Kongobuji. 【Kongobuji】 Banryutei (Japan’s largest rock garden) Yanaginoma (Willow Room: Hidetsugu suicide room) Tensuioke (Rain Barrel) Kyozo (Scripture Storehouse) Shoro (Bell Tower) Daigenkan & Kogenkan (Entrance) Ohiroma & Jibutsuma Umenoma (Plum Room) Betsuden (Temple Annex) Shin Betsuden (New Temple Annex) Shoin Jodan no Ma (Gold Leaf Wall) Courtyard Okushoin (Resting Area for the Imperial Family) Chigonoma (Page Room) Tsuchimuro (Earth Room) Kitchen
Koyasan Danjo Garan
Local English-speaking guide will be happy to explain daily living, training at Koyasan temples and important teachings of the esoteric Buddhism brought by Kukai, as well as deepening your understanding of Koyasan’s history and culture. In this tour, we will go round the followings places in Garan. 【Garan】 Kondo (Golden Hall) Konpon Daito (Great Pagoda) Chumon (Twin-tiered & five-sectioned gate) Miedo (Great Portrait Hall) Miyashiro (Shrine Complex) Rokkaku Kyozo (Hexagonal Depository of the Scriptures) Saito (West Tower) Kujyakudo (Prayer for Rain) Jyunteido (Temple for pabajja)
Inclusions
- Photographing Data
- FREE Wi-Fi
- Restaurant Reservation Service
- Taxi Reservation Service
- Public transportation fee to the meeting point, during the tour and after the tour.
- Konpon Daito
- Kongobuji Temple
- Kondo Temple
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Next to Okunoin-mae bus stop, in front of a public toilet in Nakanohashi parking lot
End Points
- We will finish the tour at Kongobuji Chumon (Central Gate) in Garan.
