Itinerary
Day 1: From Osaka to Mt. Koya (Koyasan)
Pass By: Namba, Namba, Chuo, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Kinki
Namba Station (難波駅, なんば駅, Nanba-eki) is a name shared by two railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway,[1] while the other is by the Osaka Metro. The names of both stations are written in hiragana on signage within the stations, because the kanji "難波" can be also read "Naniwa". However, the name of both stations officially employs kanji, printed on train tickets.
Stop At: Koyasan Okunoin, 550 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture
Okunoin (奥の院) is the site of the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), the founder of Shingon Buddhism and one of the most revered persons in the religious history of Japan. Instead of having died, Kobo Daishi is believed to rest in eternal meditation as he awaits Miroku Nyorai (Maihreya), the Buddha of the Future, and provides relief to those who ask for salvation in the meantime. Okunoin is one of the most sacred places in Japan and a popular pilgrimage spot.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Koyasan Danjo Garan, Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture
Legend has it that Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism, threw his sankosho (a double ended, three pronged Buddhist ceremonial tool) from China, where he had been studying, toward Japan. Back in Japan, while in search of a place to headquarter his new religion, he came across his sankosho stuck in the branches of a pine tree on Koyasan and started construction of the Garan, Koyasan's central temple complex. The pine tree, that caught the sankosho, is still growing there.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Dinner: Shojinryori at Temple
Accommodation included: Overnight stay Koyasan Shukubo
Day 2: From Mt. Koya (Koyasan) to Osaka
Pass By: Koyasan Station, Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture
Kōyasan Station (高野山駅, Kōyasan-eki) is a train station on the Nankai Electric Railway Cable Line in Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Shojinryori at Temple
No accommodation included on this day.