Koyasan was founded by Kobo Daishi (or Kukai) 1,200 years ago, and is a training ground for the practice of Zen. It was registered as a World Heritage Site in 2004 under the title ‘Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range’, and it welcomes many visitors from around the world each year. Why not go experience the high-altitude holy grounds (900 meters above sea level) of Koyasan during your visit?

It was reconstructed in its current form in 1937. The vermillion pagoda is 48.5 meters in height and has the 4 statues of Kongokai Shibutsu (the 4 Buddhas in the Diamond World) installed in a circle with the statue of Taizokai Dainichi Nyorai (the Buddha in the Womb-Store World) placed at the center. Various bodhisattvas are depicted in brilliant colors on the 16 pillars and walls of the pagoda representing a mandala world.

Open : 8:30 to 17:00
Fee : 500yen (children under elementary school: free)
Get off from the bus from ‘Koyasan Station’ at ‘Kondomae’

This is the head temple for the Shingon sect of Buddhism on Koyasan, and the religious affairs of the 3,600 branch temples across Japan are handled here. Visitors can see rooms with splendid fusuma separators painted by historical painters, the magnificent kitchen, as well as Hidetsugu-jijin-no-ma (the room where Hidetsugu committed seppuku).

Open : 8:30 to 17:00(entrance is closed after 16:30)
Fee : Junior High students and older: 1,000yen; Elementary students: 300yen
Get off the bus from ‘Koyasan Station’ at ‘Kongobu-ji-mae’

They possess sake brewing techniques developed in Kawachinagano since the Muromachi Period. Amanosake, long-loved as select sake, has a rich, deep flavor that even charmed Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Address : 12-18 Nagano-cho, Kawachinagano, Osaka
Open : 9:00 to 17:00 (Mon-Fri)
10:00 to 17:00 (Sat, Sun, Holidays)
Closed: New Year’s holidays and irregular holidays
Approx. 5-min walk from ‘Kawachinagano Station’

5% discount of the payment(Some items are excluded.)

The rare, Japanese architecture is a nationally designated tangible cultral property that offers accommodation with hot spring baths. The warm and comfortable guestrooms allow visitors to ease and enjoy a moment of relaxation.

Address : 158 Amami, Kawachinagano, Osaka
Access : 2min. on foot from Amami station

One free cup of coffee for staying guests
(One cup per guest)

Kudoyama is a peaceful area where Yukimura Sanada was quietly living. Not only is this an historical spot linked to the Sanada family, but is also full of brilliant World Heritage temples and shrines. There also restaurants and shops for gourmet cuisine, local souvenirs and other merchandise. Come and visit this charming town.

The Kudoyama/Sanada Museum opened in Kudoyama, where Yukimura Sanada is said to have lived the longest in his life, to commemorate the NHK Taiga Drama ‘Sanada-maru’. Here you’ll learn all about the life of Yukimura Sanada and his father in Kudoyama.

Address : 1452-4 Kudoyama, Kudoyama-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama
Open : 9:00 to 17:00 (doors close at 16:30)
Closed : Monday, Tuesday,Open on holidays (The next weekday will be closed after holiday.) 12/29~1/3
Fee : Adults (High school and older) 500yen; Children (Elementary and Junior High students) 250yen
Approx. 10-min walk from ‘Kudoyama Station’

Discount for entrance fee of the museum
Adults: 500 Yen → 400 Yen