Mt. Koya Sacred Sites Half-Day Tour — Guide Yuka
August, 2024
This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan.
Tour Itinerary
- 1. 9:30 Meet up @Nankai Namba
- 2. 12:30 @Koyasan
- 3. 13:00 @Danjo Garan
- 4. 13:45 Lunch @Cafe near Danjo Garan
- 5. 14:45 @Kongobuji Temple
- 6. 15:45 Disband @Fukuchiin
What Is a Private Day Tour of Koyasan from Osaka Like? A Licensed Guide's Report
The tour was scheduled to start at Koyasan at 13:00, but the guests wished to travel together from Osaka. With an additional guide fee, I accompanied the guests from Osaka. We were supposed to take the 10:00 limited express train, but due to a fatality accident that occurred at 8:15, the train schedule was significantly disrupted. I explained the situation to the guests step by step, and following the recommendation of the station staff that it would be best to take that train despite a delay of about 30 minutes, we did so. After that, the tour proceeded smoothly, and the guests were very delighted, saying what a wonderful place it was. Since the guests said they would rather stroll leisurely around the nearby area than rush from place to place, they decided to visit Okunoin on their own the following day, and I guided them around the Danjo Garan and Kongobuji Temple. The guests were very happy to be able to actually hear the Koya Shiro bell. At the lunch spot, the guests did some star fortune-telling, and although I struggled to translate the content into English, I was glad they enjoyed it so much.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Bus | In front of Koya Police Station～Koyasan | 360JPY |
| Total | 360JPY | ||
Hi! My name is YUKA. I’ve got the government license in 2018 and joined a half year traning to do the guide. But a half year later I started my carreer, Covid came. I should have given up guiding. During the Covid, I’ve read many books and made my own materials to explain Japanese culture, history, etc. I love guiding because the guests expand my horizon all the time and let me know their own country and culture, etc. It is really important for us all to know each other and respect each other to make this world peace. Thank you for coming to Japan! Let’s enjoy Japan together!
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Yuka was great
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Thank you Yuka!
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We were so impressed by our beautiful tour of Kyoto! Our tour guide Yuka made our day so special with her positive attitude, sweet disposition, and countless fun and interesting facts about Japan. She went out of her way to make sure we saw everything we wanted to see, and even lent me Yen to buy a special gift for my mother when I was short a few coins. We cannot recommend her enough to make your trip to Japan memorable and worthwhile!
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Yuka was a lovely and knowledgeable guide who took great care of us on our recent one day trip to beautiful Kyoto. She met us coming off the Shinkansen and gave us options about how to spend the day wisely. We are so thankful for her thoughtful insights into Japanese traditions and culture, highly recommend doing a guided tour with her as it was very memorable.