Mount Koya Private Day Tours

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This is basically a custom tour. You may go around various popular sightseeing spots. Hiroshima, Okayama, or Mie is covered as well as Kyoto, Nara, Osaka. In principle, this isn't a tour accompanied by lodging. It suits those who want to go around various places and experience different experienc... read more

Mt.Koya ,or Koyasan, was founded about 1,200 years ago by Kobo Daishi (Kukai) as the monastic center of Shingon Mikkyo, or literally "True World Esoteric Buddhism." With an altitude of 800 meters, the mountain top is the home of over 100 temples and monasteries. Koyasan was added to UNESCO's World... read more

Koyasan is located in Kii Peninsula where almost all part of the land are covered with mountains and forest. Buddhist priest Kukai, later called Kobo Daishi, founded Kongobuji Temple for training monastery of Shingon Esoteric Buddism dating back 1,200 years. This spot has been worshiped as secluded ... read more

Koyasan is a part of the World Heritage Site "Sacred Site and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" Having 1200 years of history, Koyasan is a mountain top religious town and the birthplace of Shingon Buddhism. There are 117 temples, over 200,000 gravestones and 52 "Shukubo", temple lodging... read more

Koyasan is a part of the World Heritage Site "Sacred Site and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" Having 1200 years of history, Koyasan is a mountain top religious town and the birthplace of Shingon Buddhism. There are 117 temples, over 200,000 gravestones and 52 "Shukubo", temple lodging... read more