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World Heritage Tours
UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Spiritual Tour in Koyasan and Kumano

Kyoto, Nara, Koyasan, Kumano Kodo and Hiroshima
(12 days and 11 nights)

Day 1

 

Narita International Airport
 

 

Overnight stay in Tokyo

 

Day 2

 

Sightseeing in Tokyo: Tokyo Tower, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Imperial Palace, Ginza, etc.
 

 

Overnight stay in Tokyo

 

Day 3

 

JR: Tokyo Station
 

Tokaido Shinkansen: Nozomi (141min.）
 

JR: Kyoto Station
 
 
 
 

Sightseeing in Kyoto: UNESCO World Heritage tour
(Nijo Castle, Kiyomizudera Temple, Honganji Temple, Kinkakuji Temple etc.)

 

 

Overnight stay in Kyoto

 

Day 4

 

JR: Kyoto Station
 

Nara Line, Kansai Main Line (50min.)
 

 

JR: Nara Station
 

 
 
 

Sightseeing in Nara: UNESCO World Heritage tour
(Todaiji Temple, Yakushiji Temple, Toshodaiji Temple etc.)
 

 
 

 

JR: Nara Station
 

Kansai Main Line, Nara Line (50min.)

 

JR: Kyoto Station
 

 

Overnight stay in Kyoto

 

Day 5

09:03

JR: Kyoto Station
 

Tokaido Shinkansen: Nozomi (13min.）
09:16

JR: Shin-Osaka Station
 

Transfer
09:27

Subway: Shin-Osaka Station
 

Midosuji Line (16min.)
09:43

Subway: Namba Station
 

Transfer
10:00

Nankai: Namba Station
 

Nankai Koya Line: Limited Express Koya ( 86min.)
11:26

Nankai: Gokurakubashi Station
 

Cable Car ( 5min.)
11:34

Nankai: Koyasan Station
 

Transfer
11:39
 

Nankai Rinkan Bus (10min.)
11:49

Senjyuin-bashi Bus Stop
 
 
 
 

Lunch (at restaurant in Koyasan)
 
 
 
13:00

Stroll in Danjo Garan
(Kompon Daito Pagoda, Kondo, etc.)

image: Danjo Garan District
 
 
 
14:00

Stroll in Kongobuji Temple

iamge: Kongobuji Head Temple District
 
 
 
15:00

image: Okunoin District
 
 
 
17:00

Arrive at Koyasan Shukubo (pilgrims' lodging)

image:Shukubo
 
 
 
18:00

Dinner at Koyasan Shukubo
（shojin ryori [vegetarian Buddhist cuisine]）

image: shojin ryori
 
 
 
19:00
image: Sutra copying sesssion
 
 
 
20:00
 

 

Overnight stay at Koyasan Shukubo

 

Day 6

06:30

Morning devotions at Koyasan Shukubo (30min.)
image: Morning devotions at Koyasan Shukubo
 
 
 
 

Breakfast at Koyasan Shukubo
（shojin ryori [vegetarian Buddhist cuisine]）
image: shojin ryori
 
 
 
09:00

Leave Koyasan Shukubo

image: Shukubo
     
 

Shopping in Koyasan (60min.)
 
 
 
10:10

Bus: Senjyuin-bashi Bus Stop (or nearby Bus Stop)
 

Nankai Rinkan Bus (75min.)
11:15

Bus: Gomadanzan Bus Stop
image: Gomadanzan
 

Transfer
11:35

Bus: Gomadanzan Bus Stop
 

Ryujin Bus (114min.)
13:29
 
 
 
 

Lunch (restaurant in Tanabe City)
 
 
 
14:40
 

Meiko Bus (44min.)
15:24

Bus: Kurisugawa Bus Stop
 

Transfer
15:45

Bus: Kurisugawa Bus Stop
 

Ryujin Bus ( 58min.)
16:43

Bus: Yunomine Onsen Bus Stop
 

 

Overnight stay at Yunomine Onsen

 

Day 7

08:05

Bus: Yunomine Onsen Bus Stop
 

Ryujin Bus (32min.)
08:37

Bus: Hosshinmon Bus Stop
 

 
 
 

Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes
(from Hosshinmon to Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine)

image: Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes
 
 
 
11:15

image: Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine
 
 
 
11:45

Lunch (restaurant in Hongu Town)
 
 
 
12:45

image: Oyunohara
 

 
 
13:21

Bus: Kumano Hongu Taisha-mae Bus Stop
 

Kumanokotsu Bus (32min.)
13:53

Bus: Takeda-mae Bus Stop
 
 

Walking (1min.)
13:54

Roadside Stations: Dorokyo Kumano River Boat Tour Center
 

Reception and Boarding
 

Riverboating down the Kumano River
(Departs at 14:30p.m.)
image: Riverboating down the Kumano River
 

Boat (90min.)
16:00

Nearby Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, riverside (arrival)
 
 
 
16:05
image: Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine
 

Walking (10min.)
17:03

Bus: Gongen-mae Bus Stop
 

Kumanokotsu Bus (5min.)
17:09
 

Transfer
17:55
 
 

Kisei Main Line (15min.)
18:17
 

 

Overnight stay at Katsuura Onsen

image: Katsuura Onsen

 

Day 8

06:50
image: Katsuura Onsen
 

Walking (10min.)
07:00

Katsuura Port (observe tuna auctions)
image: Tuna auctions
 

Walking (10min.)
08:25
 

Kumanokotsu Bus (19min.)
08:44

Bus: Daimonzaka Bus Stop
 
 

Walking (5min.)
08:49

Daimonzaka Tea House
(Heian period clothing experience）
image:Heian period clothing experience
 
 
 
09:50

image: Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine

image: Nachi Falls

image: Nachisan Seigantoji Temple,
 
 
 
10:56

Bus: Nachinotaki-mae Bus Stop
 

Kumanokotsu Bus (25min.)
11:21

Bus: JR Kii-Katsuura-eki Bus Stop (Kumanokotsu Bus)
 
 
 
 

Lunch (restaurant in Nachi-Katsuura Town)
 
 
 
13:04
 

Kisei Main Line, Hanwa Line: Limited Express Ocean Arrow (205min.)
16:29

JR: Tennoji Station
 

 

Overnight stay in Osaka

 

Day 9

 

Sightseeing in Osaka: Osaka Castle, Tsutenkaku Tower, Shinsekai, etc.
 
 
 
 

JR: Shin-Osaka Station
 

Sanyo Shinkansen: Nozomi (89min.)
 

JR: Hiroshima Station
 

 

Overnight stay in Hiroshima

 

Day10

 

Sightseeing in Hiroshima: UNESCO World Heritage tour
(Atomic Bomb Dome, Itsukushima Shrine)
 

 

Overnight stay in Hiroshima

 

Day 11

 

JR: Hiroshima Station
 

Sanyo Shinkansen: Nozomi (61min.)
 

JR: Himeji Station
 
 
 
 

Sightseeing in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture: UNESCO Word Heritage tour
(Stroll to Himeji Castle [Ninja and Samurai armor experience])
 
 
 
 

JR: Himeji Station
 

Sanyo Main Line (38min.)
 

JR: Sannomiya Station
 

 

Overnight stay in Kobe
 

 

Day 12

 

Sightseeing in Kobe City: Kobe Harborland, Ijinkan, Mt. Rokko, shopping etc.
 
 
 
 

Port Liner: San-no-miya Station
 

Port Liner (16min.)
 

Port Liner: Kobe Airport
 

Transfer
 

Bus: Kobe Airport Terminal Bus Stop
 

Free shuttle bus (3min.)
 

Bus: Kobe Airport Kaijyo Access Terminal
 

Transfer
 

Ship: Kobe Airport Sambashi
 

Kobe - Kanku Bay Shuttle (31min.)
 

Kansai International Airport
 

 

Return to home country

 

The above tour is our recommend tour course.

The above times are just a reference guide. The Train and/or Bus timetables may be subjected to change without prior notice.
Please check to confirm the timetable before you visit.

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