Back in the mid '80's I spent a week in Koya San in one of the smaller temples... I cannot recommend it highly enough.... beautiful, serene, uplifting and peaceful... GO!
Visited Koya-san early last year (2018) and I must say it was refreshing and the calmness if the place just exudes a certain peaceful aura. Definitely stay a bit at Kobo Daishi's mausoleum and feel the very relaxing aura of the monks chanting inside.
Went to koyasan twice. I visited around a dozen temples & shrines in kyoto, including kurama & kibune. And I can say koyasan okunoin is easily the most magnificent site compare to the others. No other temple could match okunoin beauty, and serenity. Also, a night stay at the temple lodging is highly reccommended.
I went there last month during winter for a day trip and it's breathtaking. The white powdery snow blanketed the pathway and the cemetery, the tall towering cedar trees (if I'm not mistaken it's cedar) and the soft howling of the wind on the background - its just beautiful.
@@KellieLStimson I'm sorry to ear that. I wish you the best recovery possible, i can't imagine how great this will be . I'm eager to visit Koyasan too (i'm planned to do that in february 2024)
This was really short but nice anyway. It was like a dessert for a fully hungry person 😋 However I enjoyed it and appreciate the good work 😊👌ありがとうございます🙏😇
@Klash Song I just picked the top three recommendations from their map itinerary. 1st the Okunoin Cemetery. 2nd Danjo Garan Sacred Temple Complex . 3rd Kongobuji Temple and it all takes 4-5 hours for just 3 top destinations.
Hello, thank you so much for sharing precious information. I am planning a day trip to Mt. Koya from Osaka on March. Would you recommend the best time to depart from Shin Osaka Station? And which time is safe to head back to Osaka from Mt. Koya? Thanks!
We recommend to enjoy Koyasan in an overnight trip from Osaka. If you do it in a daytrip, we recommend to leave Osaka as early as is comfortable for you to have as much time as possible on the mountain.
Thanks for sharing this video I have a question is it possible too doing this side trip in 1 day? Because my hotel is in Osaka I can not sleeping somewhere there in Mt Koya??
Hello there, I have been to Japan 5 times and I can tell you with certainty that covering all the spots he did within a day is impossible physically and logistically. Better do what you can while traveling in comfort
Unfortunately no. From Namba Station in Osaka you'll be taking the Nankai Railways (not JR) to the Koysasan Cablecar. Here's more access info if you're interested: www.japan-guide.com/e/e4904.html
I want to visit Koyasan from Osaka and stay the night in november, then head to Kyoto . Is it hard to travel with a large lugguage bag on wheels ? . Thanks
Traveling with large luggage through this itinerary is possible, however might prove inconvenient on the cable car and when walking around the town. A good option is to leave luggage overnight either in a coin locker or at a luggage storage facility at a major station in Osaka while you travel to Koyasan with only a smaller overnight bag. Have a good trip.
You can gain permission to film beyond the bridge if you contact the wakayama government office first, you'll need to sign a bit of paper work and you need a japanese phone number and address, alongside this comes a fee that need to be paid, it's a bit of a hassle but doable.
I think the best time to visit Mt. Koya are spring (late March, April and May) or fall (late September, October and November) seasons. Please enjoy your time in Japan.
@@lyhthegreat but people would still frown at you not doing so/just attribute it to you being a foreigner/not actually care all that much about it? I mean, just trying to make sure that I won't look like an absolute Logan Paul if I'm not bowing before either of those bridges.
Prices vary depending on which temple and which package you choose. In this video we stayed at Ekoin (www.ekoin.jp/en/index.html) and it cost about 12,000 yen per person.
It's possible to explore all the locations in the video and return to Osaka in the same day, but you will likely miss the fire ritual and prayer ceremonies
I just watched your Toyama vlog and was really disappointed and this vlog was no different! The video footage was great but have you never heard of interviewing a temple monk or a waitress and hear the firsthand account of these incredible places? You should stick to metropolitan transportation vlogs or something similar! You really missed the point!
You can get mountains everywhere but it's the spirituality of mount koya that makes it special...a great presentation
Back in the mid '80's I spent a week in Koya San in one of the smaller temples... I cannot recommend it highly enough.... beautiful, serene, uplifting and peaceful... GO!
Was one of the highlights of my Japan trip. Can absolutely recommend it.
Your travel guide is a piece of art itself and I love it so much
This was my favrotie place in Japan next to Miyajima. So peaceful. Gosh I love Japan!
Visited Koya-san early last year (2018) and I must say it was refreshing and the calmness if the place just exudes a certain peaceful aura. Definitely stay a bit at Kobo Daishi's mausoleum and feel the very relaxing aura of the monks chanting inside.
Went to koyasan twice. I visited around a dozen temples & shrines in kyoto, including kurama & kibune. And I can say koyasan okunoin is easily the most magnificent site compare to the others. No other temple could match okunoin beauty, and serenity. Also, a night stay at the temple lodging is highly reccommended.
Oh yeah, totally agree. Koyasan blows Kyoto completely out of the water in my humble opinion. There's just no place in the world anything like it.
I went there last month during winter for a day trip and it's breathtaking. The white powdery snow blanketed the pathway and the cemetery, the tall towering cedar trees (if I'm not mistaken it's cedar) and the soft howling of the wind on the background - its just beautiful.
Thanks for the head's up about that World Heritage Site ticket! Just purchased it for my own journey there coming up this month. Blessings!
Hope you will have a nice trip!
@@japanguide Thank you!
The Kumano Kodo and Koyasan is on the bucket list. Planning to do that as a coming of age trip with my boys. So beautiful. Great video.
Wonderfully done piece, very informative and I will definitely refer to it on my first trip to Japan. Thank you for the gift !
I might look into some of the walking trails. Japan’s beaut never ceases to amaze me.
So, after 4 years of you posting this comment , did you walk on these trails ?
@@Eldiran1 our planned 2020 trip was cancelled and haven’t planned another trip yet due to health reasons. I will get there.
@@KellieLStimson I'm sorry to ear that.
I wish you the best recovery possible, i can't imagine how great this will be . I'm eager to visit Koyasan too (i'm planned to do that in february 2024)
Really want to visit there. Thanks for the videos!
Very nice video, this time I can appreciate it to the fullest because I've been to Mount Koya before and your video guide is spot on! Well done.
You always create great videos!!!! Good quality, Nice guide!!
amazing video
Many thanks for making this video hope one day to visit Japan.🙏
AMAZING VIDEO ..
I juuuust did this!! Fantastic.
Ya Allah jadi kangen balik lagi ke sana, koyasan. Seharian pulang malam waktu itu Saya.
most cleanest country in the world
Awesome video
interesting place to visit
素晴らしい編集
また来てね
always wanted to visit this place...should had done so on my last trip..too bad i went to Mt Hiei instead of this place..
This was really short but nice anyway. It was like a dessert for a fully hungry person 😋 However I enjoyed it and appreciate the good work 😊👌ありがとうございます🙏😇
thank you for travel video
I've been there yesterday and the experience was magical :)
@Klash Song I just picked the top three recommendations from their map itinerary. 1st the Okunoin Cemetery. 2nd Danjo Garan Sacred Temple Complex
. 3rd Kongobuji Temple and it all takes 4-5 hours for just 3 top destinations.
@@thepeggiescollections did you stayed there for the night on the mountain or was it a day trip for u?
@@lyhthegreat Just a day trip from Osaka
it's a toss up between this and mt fuji. fuji is stunning but i am interested in buddhism and started studying about 10 years ago. tough one.
Hello, thank you so much for sharing precious information. I am planning a day trip to Mt. Koya from Osaka on March. Would you recommend the best time to depart from Shin Osaka Station? And which time is safe to head back to Osaka from Mt. Koya? Thanks!
We recommend to enjoy Koyasan in an overnight trip from Osaka. If you do it in a daytrip, we recommend to leave Osaka as early as is comfortable for you to have as much time as possible on the mountain.
Thank you so much for your response! @@japanguide
Hello! Will there be snow in Mt. Koya around early to mid March?
It is possible. Less and less likely as the month progresses.
Thanks for sharing this video
I have a question is it possible too doing this side trip in 1 day?
Because my hotel is in Osaka I can not sleeping somewhere there in Mt Koya??
Yes, it is possible with an early start in the morning.
@@japanguide Oke Thank You So Much for your info about this trip. ✌🏽😉
Does the bus ride inside koyasan covered by kansai thru pass? Thank you.
Any tips on locations to store luggage? For short trips like this it would mean hopping between hotels
You could put non-essentials in a coin locker overnight at Namba Station.
Is it possible to make it as a one day trip? I'm going to Japan in May and I can only arrange it like that...
Hello there, I have been to Japan 5 times and I can tell you with certainty that covering all the spots he did within a day is impossible physically and logistically. Better do what you can while traveling in comfort
Hello! One question, can we make this trip by using the Japan rail pass?
Unfortunately no. From Namba Station in Osaka you'll be taking the Nankai Railways (not JR) to the Koysasan Cablecar. Here's more access info if you're interested: www.japan-guide.com/e/e4904.html
I want to visit Koyasan from Osaka and stay the night in november, then head to Kyoto . Is it hard to travel with a large lugguage bag on wheels ? . Thanks
Traveling with large luggage through this itinerary is possible, however might prove inconvenient on the cable car and when walking around the town. A good option is to leave luggage overnight either in a coin locker or at a luggage storage facility at a major station in Osaka while you travel to Koyasan with only a smaller overnight bag. Have a good trip.
@@japanguide how long are you allowed to leave your stuffs in the coin lockers?
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is it weird for me to feel that the cemetery is the most beautiful place in the video?
I absolutely love cemeteries, I find them peaceful and beautiful places for reflecting on life and death. But most people tell me I’m weird for that 😅
You can gain permission to film beyond the bridge if you contact the wakayama government office first, you'll need to sign a bit of paper work and you need a japanese phone number and address, alongside this comes a fee that need to be paid, it's a bit of a hassle but doable.
new cable car is coming next month
What month was this shot? Is it recommended to go here around end Jan/early Feb?
I think the best time to visit Mt. Koya are spring (late March, April and May) or fall (late September, October and November) seasons.
Please enjoy your time in Japan.
@@kaiushijima7060 thank you!
This video was shot in late October
Are there any locker services in Osaka where I can place my main luggage while i travel to Mt. Koya for an overnight stay? Thanks!
pretty sure there are many in various stations...just not sure how long u can leave them there though..
description says that one should bow before crossing both bridges.
what would happen if you don't bow before crossing either of the bridges?
nothing...it's just japanese tradition for them to do so
@@lyhthegreat but people would still frown at you not doing so/just attribute it to you being a foreigner/not actually care all that much about it?
I mean, just trying to make sure that I won't look like an absolute Logan Paul if I'm not bowing before either of those bridges.
How much was the overnight accom?
Prices vary depending on which temple and which package you choose. In this video we stayed at Ekoin (www.ekoin.jp/en/index.html) and it cost about 12,000 yen per person.
japan-guide.com hi! This link is expired, do you have any updated information on how to book this experience? Thank you!!
Too short videos! Please make them longer!
高野山は3回程行ったけど
Mt.koya(コヤ山)って書かれたら何処やねん？って思ったわw
高野龍神スカイラインをドライブするのも気持ちいいぞー(^^)
Is it possible to do all this in the same day, going back to Osaka at night?
It's possible to explore all the locations in the video and return to Osaka in the same day, but you will likely miss the fire ritual and prayer ceremonies
just found out this cost one thousand US dollars (the temple stay experience). High level Business Monks I see, lol
A temple stay at Mt. Koya typically costs around 100 US dollars.
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I just watched your Toyama vlog and was really disappointed and this vlog was no different! The video footage was great but have you never heard of interviewing a temple monk or a waitress and hear the firsthand account of these incredible places? You should stick to metropolitan transportation vlogs or something similar! You really missed the point!