Private Koyasan Day Tour from Osaka – Kii Peninsula UNESCO Site

The tour begins at Nankai Namba Station, a terminal station in Osaka. After meeting your guide, you will board an express train bound for Koyasan!

After getting off the express train, you will now board the cable car. The gondola gains altitude toward the sanctuary on top of the mountain.

Means of access to the sanctuary, the last one is a bus ride. The bus will take you through the forest to the World Heritage Religious City on the mountain.

The first stop on the tour is the Okuno-in area, one of the most important ritual spaces in the sacred Koya Mountain. The sight of tombstones lined up in a grove of cedar trees is breathtaking, but the quiet atmosphere does not give you a sense of foreboding; rather, you will feel an ethereal and dignified atmosphere.

After lunch, go to Kongobuji Temple. Kongobuji is the center of Koyasan's many temples and was the place where the most senior monks of Koyasan lived and served as a reception space for visiting dignitaries. Kongobuji Temple is the center of the many temples of Koyasan, and the most important priests of Koyasan lived in Kongobuji Temple, which served as a reception space for visiting dignitaries.

From Okuno-in, a short bus ride will take you to the town of Koyasan. This place where many monks live is truly a religious city. We will have lunch and enjoy the tour from noon.

The last stop on the tour is the Danjo Garan, a place where monks living in Koyasan do their ascetic practices. Koyasan, and is lined with various halls, including the Taho-to (pagoda). What is the significance of these halls? What is the etiquette of worship? Ask your guide.

Take the cable car to Gokurakubashi Station.

Take the express train back to Osaka in comfort.

The tour ends at Osaka Namba Station.