Top Things to do in Koya-cho
Top Restaurants in Koya-cho
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Discover the best top things to do in Koya-cho, Japan including Koyasan Okunoin, Mt. Koya, Koyasan Choishimichi, Torodo Temple, Koyasan Daimon, Nyonindo, Jofukuin (Manihoto Temple).
Restaurants in Koya-cho
1. Koyasan Okunoin
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,261 reviews
Reviewed By ggm96822 - Honolulu, United States
A place to let your soul re-awaken. Having last stayed in a monastery here 19 years ago, before it was added to the World Heritage list, I was apprehensive about returning, having heard of busloads of noisy tourists overunning everything, but it defies defilement; one of the world's truly sacred spaces. Early morning and dusk are the best time to visit, early there are monks chanting, at dusk as the shadows fall the 200,000 tombs of the cedar forest begin to stir quietly.
2. Mt. Koya
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 818 reviews
Wooden temples hidden among the trees, mist-covered mountains, smooth-headed monks in colorful robes--all the Buddhist film archetypes are alive on Mt. Koya. A deeply sacred place, central to the Shingon sect of Buddhism, Mt. Koya is also a World Heritage Site due to its more than 1000-year-old teaching and meditation sites.
Reviewed By epicure49
We stayed with the young monks at Yochi-In and absolutely loved walking around this stunning mountain-top enclave of Buddhist temples. This is surely what all we tourists expected and wanted of Japan. Peace and quiet in a remote wooded area... beautiful shrines and temples with an other-worldly quality so far removed from the hubbub of your normal lives. I took too many photos to show here but have included just a few... A very definite MUST VISIT place.
3. Koyasan Choishimichi
4. Torodo Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By AB_Stb_OZ - Oud-Zuilen, The Netherlands
This temple is just in front of the mausoleum of Kobe Daishi Kukai ( the founder of Shogun Buddhism in Japan. It is a place of peace and inspiration, particularly during the morning chanting of the monks at 5am.
5. Koyasan Daimon
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4.0 based on 246 reviews
Reviewed By kaioatey - Half Moon Bay, United States
Symbolic entrance to the city, with two large protector deities enshrined on the sides. The site is at the edge of the mountain so you have a nice view of the misty hills. Very windy. I was very tempted to go on the trail that winds up the hill (see photo), I wonder where it goes.
6. Nyonindo
7. Jofukuin (Manihoto Temple)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 46 reviews
A peaceful lodging with friendly monks serving as innkeepers that can transport you to an otherworldly experience in Koyasan; one of the World’s Heritage Site.
