The 10 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Koya-cho, Kinki

May 22, 2021 Weston Hennigan

Discover the best top things to do in Koya-cho, Japan including Koyasan Okunoin, Kongobu-ji Temple, Koyasan Danjo Garan, Koyasan Okunoin Night Tour, Mt. Koya, Kumagai-ji Temple, Shojoshin-in Temple, Koyasan Daimon, Koyasan Visitor Information Center, Koyasan Station.
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1. Koyasan Okunoin

550 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2011 http://www.koyasan.or.jp/tazuneru/sights/okunoin.html
Excellent
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5.0 based on 1,261 reviews

Koyasan Okunoin

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. Kongobu-ji Temple

132 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2011 http://www.koyasan.or.jp/kongobuji
Excellent
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4.5 based on 504 reviews

Kongobu-ji Temple

Reviewed By AB_Stb_OZ - Oud-Zuilen, The Netherlands

Kongobu-ji temple is the center of the Shogun Buddhist community. There are many temples and subtemples and there is an interesting (huge) Zen Garden. Staff is highly accomodating to visitors.

3. Koyasan Danjo Garan

Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2011 http://www.koyasan.or.jp/meguru/sights.html
Excellent
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4.5 based on 374 reviews

Koyasan Danjo Garan

Reviewed By ggm96822 - Honolulu, United States

This is the spot where Kobo Daishi found the vajra he had hurled to determine where to build a monastery, 1200 years ago. Around twenty beautiful temples and pagodas, including the bright vermillion "great pagoda," Konpon Daito, rebuilt in the 1930s and kept freshly painted. Early in the morning, there are monks chanting in the Kondo (the main pavilion) and the 'no entry' apparently only applies to tour groups, a monk nodded me in without any objection.

4. Koyasan Okunoin Night Tour

Excellent
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4.5 based on 28 reviews

Koyasan Okunoin Night Tour

Let’s visit “Kobo Daishi Kukai” in Okunoin between early dinner and going to bed. A licensed guide who can speak English takes you an enjoyable tour. Things I talk about ・Teachings from Shingon Esoteric Buddhism ・Kobo Daishi (aka Kukai) : The founder of KOYASAN ・Legends (funny and scary stories in the cemetery) ・Daily life of monks ・History of KOYASAN ・Tombs If we are lucky, we could see

5. Mt. Koya

Koya-cho, Ito-gun Wakayama Prefecture
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4.5 based on 818 reviews

Mt. Koya

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.

6. Kumagai-ji Temple

501 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2119 [email protected] http://www.kumagaiji.jp/jp/index.html
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4.5 based on 25 reviews

Kumagai-ji Temple

7. Shojoshin-in Temple

566 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2006 http://shojoshinin.jp/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 19 reviews

Shojoshin-in Temple

Reviewed By kaioatey - Half Moon Bay, United States

Stopped for a temple lunch, which was held in a screened-off room near an ancient garden. The lunch was beautifully presented, visually powerful and tasteful. The day was freezing day the room was mercifully warm. Friendly staff. Highly recommended.

8. Koyasan Daimon

Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun Wakayama Prefecture http://www.koyasan.or.jp/meguru/sights.html#daimon
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4.0 based on 246 reviews

Koyasan Daimon

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.

9. Koyasan Visitor Information Center

347 Koyasan Daishi Church 1F, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2270 [email protected] http://www.koyasan-ccn.com/
Excellent
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4.0 based on 31 reviews

Koyasan Visitor Information Center

Reviewed By scotwithadevil

We booked on the scheduled afternoon walking tour with the tourist office at the main square. My husband and I were the only 2 people on the walk that day. We had a lovely guide. Her name was Natsumi (I hope I have spelt that correctly). She was a lovely guide. Very friendly. Lots of information. She even provided me with insect bite cream (and insisted I keep the whole tube) after some little horrors decided to feast on my legs in the late afternoon. An enjoyable afternoon learning about some of the history and temple and shrine ceremonies.

10. Koyasan Station

Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2305 http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/station/koyasan.html
Excellent
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4.0 based on 183 reviews

Koyasan Station

Reviewed By ACT1943 - Mumbai, India

From Nara we had to take two trains and a cable car to reach Koyasan at a height. The Japanese value time in its true sense, theirs and ours. We hardly ever waited for trains, ever there, even the cable car! Most admirable culture, hospitality and values! If all countries were such we would be living in Paradise!

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