*Note: The exact times listed below may vary depending on our starting time.
09:45:Meet in front of public toilet in Nakanohashi parking lot (It is just next to Okunoin mae bus stop) Visit Okunoin,
11:45: Visit Kongobuji & Garan
13:45: Finish the tour
or
09:45:Meet in front of public toilet in Nakanohashi parking lot (It is just next to Okunoin mae bus stop) Visit Okunoin,
11:45:Lunch (It is not included in the tour fee. )
12:45: Visit Kongobuji & Garan
14:45: Finish the tour
Meeting Point Options:
Suggested by Guide: In front of public tilet in Nakanohasi parking lot (It is just next to the Okunoin mae bus stop) Finishing point is Garan chumon.
Duration: 4 hours
Although it is possible to delay the start time of the tour, the temple will be closed at 4:30-5:00.
TRANSPORTATION
This is a walking tour however we will use taxis or public transportation for a short time during the tour to move between temples.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
【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
【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)
【OKUNOIN】
Gokusho (Temple Office)
Gobyobashi (Bridge to the Most Sacred Place)
Miroku Ishi (Bodhisattva Stone)
Torodo (Spectacular Lantern Hall)
Gobyo (Mausoleum of Kobo Daishi: the Most Sacred Site)
Let’s learn the esoteric teachings that have been protected 1200 years through the conversation with the priests and experience the teachings in the nature of Koyasan.
On this occasion, please feel familiar with the monks that you don’t come into contact with everyday, they will politely explain the lives of priests in temples, that people can not normally see, and useful teachings for your future life.
