Three Stars Awarded in the Michelin Green Guide Japan Come stay The chanting of sutras permeates the morning silence, creating a special kind of dignified, crisp atmosphere. And then come the many delicious and in handsomely-presented monastery vegetarian dishes. The Bath This is the other side of Koyasan that only travelers can come to know. Shukubo! Come stay in a Shukubo! UNESCO World Heritage Rooms A Ryokan-like comfortable atmosphere All rooms are private. Each room offers the necessary amenities, such as There is a large Japanese-style Experience hospitality that only a heating/air conditioning as well as a tub, allowing bathers to stretch Shukubo could offer! yukata robe and towel, giving the out their legs and relax. “Shukubo” is a temple that offers lodging for shukubo a Ryokan-like comfort. The There is a large, multi-person bath, guests. At first glance, it appears like a simple monks offer thorough-going hospitality travelers’ inn, or Ryokan; however, the most and a wonderful presentation for your where bathers can soak their weary appealing difference is that guests can enjoy a journey to Koyasan. bodies after a long day of hiking. kind of hospitality that only a Shukubo could offer, such as the experiencing Buddhism first Shakyo Your brushstroke reveals your inner heart. hand and enjoying monastery vegetarian Monastery Vegetarian Cuisine dishes. Your heart will gain solace during Shakyo is the copying of sutras. Simply the special time you spend in a Shukubo. The meals are splendid, yet modest. The dashing off the characters is forbidden. monastery vegetarian cuisine is the treasure of Koyasan. The calligrapher corrects her posture, holds her dearest wishes in her heart, and This cuisine completely carefully touches the brush to paper one excludes the use of meat point and one line at a time. and fish. The cuisine, 英語 both delicious and Buddhist Services splendid in appearance, The solemn, dignified Buddhist services makes adroit use of in the mornings on Koyasan will be the wheat gluten and tofu to highlight of your stay in the Shukubo. approximate meat, and gives the diner a The Buddhist service involves the chanting of glimpse into the skills, sutras in front of an image of the Buddha as we culture and history of pay homage. Services to the principal image of the denizens of the Buddha are held every morning on Koyasan in an atmosphere of solemn dignity. Koyasan. The meals also This is something that only guests of the make use of in-season Shukubo can experience, and will be the highlight fresh wild plants. of your stay on Koyasan. Please do take part!

Access Timetables(between Namba Station and Koyasan Station) From Namba to Koyasan Sta. (Cable Car) 2018.3.31 Shin-Osaka Shinkansen Line Bound for 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 To Hakata To Tokyo Hankyu Line Koyasan 0 42 0 0 0 0 To Kyoto Awaji (direct link) 24 To Sannomiya Hanshin Line Amagasaki Osaka Weekdays 6 29 14 19 30 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 12 8 5 5 5 JR Line (Mon – Fri) Hashimoto *3 52 35 30 30 30 30 48 24 49 48 (change trains at 48 *1 59 50 Hanshin Namba Line Yodoyabashi Kitahama Kyobashi Hashimoto) To Kyoto Subway Subway Keihan Line

JR Loop Line Koyasan 0 0 0 14 0 0 0

(Mido-suji Line) (Sakai-suji Line) (direct link) *2 23 *2 *2 Weekends 6 0 0 13 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 5 5 5 Holidays Hashimoto *3 30 24 36 36 36 30 30 30 24 2 24 48 48 (change trains at 24 35 Kintetsu Line Hashimoto) Nankai To Nara 48 47 Namba Nippombashi Tsuruhashi From Koyasan Sta. (linked by cable car from Gokuraku-bashi Sta.) to Namba 2018.3.31 Shin-Imamiya Bound for 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Namba 37 20 13 25 37 Tengachaya (direct link) Weekdays 27 13 8 3 7 1 8 5 3 8 21 43 16 1 14 40 Nankai Line Nankai Koya Line Koya (Mon – Fri) Hashimoto 44 38 35 28 39 57 46 59 37 32 46 (change trains at *1 *1 Hashimoto) Valid for two To Nara 56 Discounted Tickets of Nankai Electric Railway days; good for 28 5 16 11 12 10 overnight Kansai Namba *2 *2 53 Koyasan World Heritage Ticket tours Airport Hashimoto (direct link) JR Line Weekends *2 To Holidays 27 13 19 7 2 24 24 1 25 21 33 14 10 6 11 39 ■Discounted Fare [Examples]

Wakayama GokurakubashiCable Car Hashimoto *2 Round trip discount 58 43 31 44 48 53 47 33 39 42 50 44 Koyasan bus Koya Limited Express (change trains at From Basic fare Hashimoto) 54 56 56 52 train ticket two-day pass ticket for outward trip※ Between major stations of Nankai ＋ Electric Railway and Koyasan Sta. Nankai Rinkan Bus Namba, Normal price ¥3,720 Normal price ¥4,510 *1 Connecting trains will not be running from December to February, and on also White Limited Express Shin-Imamiya, Wednesdays and Thursdays. (Child: ¥1,550) (Child: ¥1,830) White Rapid Express Benefit 1 Benefit 2 Tengachaya ¥3,080 ¥3,630 *2 Connecting trains will not be running from early January to February, and on also 10% discount coupon Koyasan December 29. Red Express 20% discount Normal price ¥2,840 Normal price ¥3,360 Black Local coupon for admission usable at affiliated souvenir Hashimoto *3 Passengers going to Koyasan, please change trains at Kawachinagano Station. shops and restaurants ¥2,360(Child: ¥1,200) ¥2,730 (Child: ¥1,380) Travel time White Tenku Plus Kongobu-ji Head Temple, Kon-do Hall, ＆ Konpon Daito Pagoda, Juzuya-Shirobei Store, Nakamoto Meigyokudo ※ The express ticket for the return trip is not included. CABLE and Reihokan Museum Store, and Koya Tea Shop Wakyu NANKAI KOYA LINE CAR Information Gokuraku- Koyasan Namba bashi 5 min Koyasan World Heritage Ticket is available for purchase at major stations. (Namba, Shin-Imamiya, Tengachaya, Hashimoto, Gokurakubashi, etc.) Ltd.Exp.KOYA 80 min Rapid Express 90 min Express 100 min Buying a limited express ticket, you can reserve a seat for the Koya Limited Express. （2020.4） Koyasan̶the embodiment of the thought of Kukai Excellent bus service! Unlimited rides, valid for a full day! It was a solitary monk named Kukai who established this place of worship deep in the mountains for the esoteric Buddhist sect of Shingon. He travelled Okuno-in Adult: Child: to China roughly 1,200 years ago to gain the highest levels of knowledge the world had to offer on esoteric Buddhism transmitted from India, as well as astronomy, geology, and civil engineering, before returning to Japan. He was a most uncommon monk, sharing his skills and stories throughout Japan. If 1Day Bus Ticket ¥840 ¥420 Map of Koyasan anywhere has the most accumulated wisdom and knowledge of Kukai, it is Koyasan. 9 Kobodaishi Gobyo Mausoleum ࢒ Benefits: 20% discount for admission plus 10% discount at affiliated souvenir shops and restaurants To Namba Mt.Yoryu Koyasan Bus ࢒ 1Day Bus Ticket is available at Koyasan STA bus stop Nankai Railway Nokotsudo Torodo Mt.Mani (Charnel Hall) (Lantern Hall) Sai-to Pagoda Danjo Garan Complex Miroku-ishi (West Tower) Restaurant and Souvenir shop From Koyasan Eki-mae To Okuno-in Mizumuke Jizo Kujaku-do Hall Juntei-do Hall Konpon Daito Pagoda 10 Gobyo no hashi Bridge Gokurakubashi To Kongobu-ji Head Temple To Reihokan Museum Sanko no Matsu Aizen-do Hall To-to Pagoda Take bus bound for Daimon Minami Chushajo, get off at Take bus bound for Daimon Minami Chushajo, get off at (East Tower) Sta. Pine Tree Kongobuji-mae ⑯ and walk a few minutes. Reihokan-mae ⑰ and walk a few minutes. Koyasan Sta. 4 Sanmai-do Hall World Heritage Area Gokusho Shoro belfry Mie-do Hall To Danjo Garan Complex To Dai-mon Gate Koya Tea Shop Wakyu Myo Daie-do Hall 1 Shrine Rest area Take bus bound for Daimon Minami Chushajo, get off at Kondo-mae Take bus bound for Daimon Minami Chushajo, get off at ⑱ and walk a few minutes. Daimon ㉑ and walk a few minutes. Koyasan STA Sanno-in Shakushi Kon-do Hall Kangaku-in Road for buses only Shrine Fudo-do Hall If the bus for Daimon Minami Chushajo is not available, take a bus bound for Okunoin-mae, get off at Shiba Lawn Nokyosho &HQWUDO2IƓFHRI.R\DVDQ6KXNXER Senjuinbashi (E) ⑥DQGZDON VHHWKHVLPSOLƓHGFKDUW  Arakawa Bentensha i Temple Lodging Association Mt.Tenjiku Nyonin-do Hall Akai Kyozo 3 Shrine To Nyonindo and Tokugawa Family Mausoleum To Okuno-in (Gobyo) Otake Jizo Chu-mon Gate Hasu-ike 7KH&HQWUDO2IƓFHRIIHUVIUHHDFFHVVWRDSHUVRQDOFRPSXWHUDQG:LƓ7KHUHDUHDIHZ 2 (Lotus Pond) English-speaking staff members. A voice guide system, available in English, French, Take any bus other than the express bus bound for Tateri Take a bus bound for Okunoin-mae, get off either at Nyonindo To Korean, and Chinese, offers commentaries on the history and culture of Koyasan. Kojin/Gomadan-zan. Get off at Nyonindo ② to go there. To go to Okunoin-guchi ⑪ or Ichinohashi-guchi ⑩, and walk Rengejo-in Okuno-in To Dai-mon Gate 5HQWDF\FOHVHUYLFHLVDOVRDYDLODEOHDWWKHRIƓFH Kesho Jizo Tokugawa Family Mausoleum, get off at Namikiri Fudo-mae ④ and 40 minutes. You can also ride as far as Okunoin-mae ⑭ Haryo-in ,QIRUPDWLRQRIƓFHVDUHDOVRORFDWHGDW,FKLQRKDVKLDQG1DNDQRKDVKL walk a few minutes. and walk 30 minutes. 3 Nishimuro-in Mt.Benten-dake Isshinguchi ①Koyasan STA Revised March 31, 2018 High school Bound for 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Tokugawa 12 Sugatami no Ido Well Eireiden Hall Cemetary Kongobuji-mae 46 48 Mausoleum ◯ △ △ ◎ ◎ ※ ◎ ◎ △ △ △ □ △ ○ ○ Hospital 11 Asekaki Jizo Park 29 24 21 17 12 11 3 22 7 5 39 9 3 38 8 4 Kodai-in 2NXQRLQJXFKL 52 △ 48 △ 43 △ 39 ◎ 20 ◎ 19 ◎ 24◎ 20 △ 35 △ 42 △ 26△ 19△ Namikiri Nan-in Ryusen-in Nakano Okunoin-mae 48 ◎ 41 ◎ 33 △ 56 △ 58△ 52○ Otasuke Jizo Hojuin Shochi-in

hashi (Mon–Fri) fudo-mae Weekdays Dai-mon Hojo-in WiFi 21● 39 20 41 24 22 7 35 39 42 58 You can have one Koyasan Fukuchi-in bridge Daimon Minami wish granted 5 Gate Saizen-in Police Town Office Mitsugondo Chushajo 48 33 〈 〉 Koko-mae Myoo-in station Benten-mae Kongobu-ji Kongobuji-mae 46 49 20 Konpon Ryuko-in 30 △ 14 △ 1 △ 13 ◎ 16 ◎ 16 ◎ 16 ◎ 1 ◎ 13 △ 31 △ 2 △ 16 △ 18 △ 14 △ 17 △ Atago-mae Head Temple Koya 14 □ △ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ Daito 5 Hongaku-in i Nakanohashi Office 2NXQRLQJXFKL 27 25 22 35 35 40 22 24 43 43 55 50 49 51 21 Keisatsu-mae Sando (Approach) 8 △ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ △ △ Pagoda Shinno-in Okunoin-mae 49 39 45 45 50 35 52 19 Honno-in Muryoko-in Okunoin-mae 55 ◎ 57 △ Soji-in 6 holidays

Daito- Weekend/ Daimon guchi Rokuji no Kane Ichijo-in Fumon-in Sainan-in Kon-do Hall ● (The Six O′Clock Bell) Tamagawa-dori Parking lot Daimon Minami 25 39 45 45 40 22 13 43 52 18 Renge-in Fugen-in Chushajo Daimon 16 Central Office PC WiFi 57 minami 18 3 Chu-mon Gate Joki-in BK Senjuinbashi（E） Yochi-in 13 Koya Ryujin Skyline chushajo Hoon-in Kangakuin Kongo 15 Okunoinguchi To Mt.Gomadan Zofuku-in buji-mae i Takamuro-in Jofuku-in i Kondo- BK 6 Ichinohashi mae Daishi Kyokai Daien-in Shojoshin-in bridge Koyasan Tour/ To Koyasan Sta. Hoki-in 17 WiFi Senjuinbashi（W） Manito Henjoko-in 11 12 Henjoson-in 7 Jizo-in Sekisho-in From Dai-mon Gate to Okuno-in Sanbo-in Reihokan-mae Odawara Take a bus bound for Okunoin-mae, and get off either at Okunoin-guchi or Okunoin-mae . If a bus for Okunoin-mae is not 8 Karukayado- i Tamagawa-dori Simplified chart of distance and required time by bus/on foot ⑪ ⑭ Reihokan 7 Anyo-in dori mae Hozen-in available, take a bus bound for Koyasan Eki-mae, get off at Senjuinbashi (W) ⑮, and cross the street to Senjuinbashi (E) ⑥ to take a Bus route Bus stop Shakamon-in University Saimon-in Rengedani 9 10 bus bound for Okuno-in. Museum 6min Tentoku-in Odawara Ichinohashi-guchi Koyasan STA Bus route Gobyo Shukubo(Temple Lodging) Library Jimyo-inKitamuro-in Karukaya-do Hall 1 2.1km ⑭Okunoin-mae Revised March 31, 2018 Joju-in Elementary Street Eko-in Kumagai-ji (Bus only) Walking distance Koyasan Visitor School Ichinohashi Office 0.4km Bound for 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Affiliated restaurants/shops BANK Information Center Komyo-in Bus stop BK Fudo-in 2 0.8km 7min 1.9km 43 14 9 4 5 13 5 10 4 19 10 5 10 20 40 Kongo Sanmai-in Jochi-in 3km 15min 40min Koyasan STA 39 42 38 41 40 30 30 43 56 25 37 30 Public Hall 1.3km Mitsugon-in 55min 59 55 WiFi Wireless LAN Spot PC PC WiFi 30min Juzuya Shirobei store 4min 5 0.3km 4min Daimon Minami 35 15 21 45 30 30 (Mon–Fri) Daimyoo-in 6min Weekdays Chushajo 50 WC Nakamoto Meigyokubo store Danjo Garan 0.2km 0.6km 0.2km 1.2km 0.7km 5min 6 10 14 46 51 37 24 15 7 11 11 5 14 22 7 14 17 14 12 12 21 0.1km Okunoin-mae Koyasan Shukubo Temple 0.1km 12min 5min 25min Koyasan STA 57 51 40 39 19 30 25 38 38 26 39 40 39 40 Entsuritsuji Temple Daimon 14min 18 0.3km 16 3min 44 42 47 47 Mt.Hojumine 3min 2min i Lodging Association Information Office (Shinbetsusho) 17 6min Karukayado 56 holidays

Weekend/ Daimon Minami 58 29 0 25 9 57 8 Chushajo 40 58 5min 1min ⑥ ¥ CLOSE Sakuratoge-shitaTateri Kojin Senjuinbashi (E) Bound for 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 39 ◯ 2 △ 31△ 27 ◎ 22 ◎ 3 ◎ 11 ◎ 18 ◎ 17 △ 6 ◎ 6 △ 19□ 13 △ 8 △ 18◯ 2 ◯ 34 △ 53△ 49 ◎ 30 ◎ 29 ◎ 13 ◎ 32 ◎ 30 △ 15 △ 49 △ 52△ 36 △ 48 ◯ 29△ 2NXQRLQJXFKL 'DQMR*DUDQ&RPSOH[WKHƓUVWSODFHZKHUH.XNDL 58 △ 58 ◎ 51 ◎ 34 ◎ 53 ◎ 43 △ 45 △ Okunoin-mae erected a temple atop Koyasan, comprises one of the Sando (Approach) The Nankai Electric Railway and 58 ◎ 58 ◎ Danjo Garan Complex two sanctuaries of Koyasan, the other being Okunoin. Dai-mon Gate Daimon, the majestic gate of the Several-hundred-year-old soaring cedar trees stand the Montreux Oberland Bernois

(Mon–Fri) 49 51 20 15 10 11 19 11 16 10 5 2 11 16 1 0 14 Okuno-in Weekdays temple complex, measures 25.1 along the 2-kilometer path leading from Koyasan STA 45 48 44 47 46 36 36 49 25 16 43 36 26 30 Railway (MOB), in Switzerland, have 31 46 Konpon Daito Pagoda Chu-mon Gate meters high. The present structure Ichinohashi Bridge to the mausoleum of Kobo △ △ △ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ Daishi (Kukai). More than 200,000 tombs for entered into a sister railway 40 24 11 23 26 5 18 11 0 7 12 2 5 0 27 1 The present structure was rebuilt in 1937. The The original structure of the Chumon gate was destroyed was rebuilt in 1705. Two statues of 37 □ 35 △ 32 ◎ 45 ◎ 17 ◎ 26 ◎ 13 ◎ 23 △ 27 ◎ 53 △ 26 △ 28 △ 24 △ 48.5-meter-high tower painted in vermillion lacquer LQƓUHLQ2QHKXQGUHGDQGVHYHQW\WZR\HDUVDIWHU guardian deities stand on both people of all classes (from common townsfolk to partnership. 2NXQRLQJXFKL 59 △ 49 ◎ 55 ◎ 26 ◎ 50 ◎ 32 ◎ 34 △ 41 △ 59 △ Okunoin-mae 45 ◎ 56 ◎ 45 △ 53 △ enshrines a statue of Taizokai Dainichi Nyorai and four the destruction of the original gate, in 2015, the present military commanders) have been built among the ◎ ◎ sides of the path. 55 45 statues of Kongokai gate was rebuilt as part of a project to celebrate the trees, their presence attesting to the deep faith in On October 24, 2017, the Nankai Electric 1200th anniversary of Koyasan. Buddha. Together with holidays this holy mountain. Railway and the Montreux Oberland Weekend/ 52 57 43 3 21 13 17 17 11 20 2 13 20 23 20 18 18 colorful images of other 30 46 45 25 36 31 44 28 32 45 46 45 46 Koyasan STA deities painted on the 16 Bernois Railway (MOB), in Switzerland, 57 50 48 53 53 44 pillars and walls, these Kongobu-ji Head Temple KoboDaishi Gobyo entered into a sister railway partnership. statues of Buddha comprise Kongobuji is the head temple of more than 4,000 temples of the Shingon sect of MOB offers service between Zweisimmen ⑮Senjuinbashi (W) a mandala. Buddhism in the world. The temple’s highlights Mausoleum Upon Kukai’s death, his disciples erected a and Montreux in Switzerland, and forms Bound for 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 include elegant pictures on sliding doors by mausoleum beside the Tama River with its the Golden Pass, a lovely rail route that 29 50 10 22 47 13 6 5 13 10 27 well-known artists, a grand kitchen, and the Koyasan STA 48 48 43 8:30am～5：00pm crystal-clean water. Even today, many people visit crosses Switzerland passing Lake Lucerne room where Toyotomi Hidetsugu was forced to ● 30 21 27 32 17 36 49 52 8 ¥200 Daimon Minami 31 49 ¥ commit suicide. the mausoleum to worship Kobo Daishi. and Lake Geneva. MOB is a mountain 41 51 34 51 36 45 (Mon–Fri)

Weekdays Chushajo 8:30am～5：00am railway that passes through the Lavaux 58 56 43 35 58 8 28 30 10 40 30 15 22 48 ¥ Junior high school student to adult: ¥500; Vineyard Terraces, a world heritage site, Koyasan STA 58 55 28 38 Kon-do Hall Sanko-no-matsu Elementary school student: ¥200 Gobyo no hashi Bridge and this makes its sister railway ● 49 15 2 28 As the main hall of the temple complex, the Kondo is (three-leaf pine tree) *Last entry: 30 minutes prior to closing time 35 55 4 6 31 4 3 This bridge leads visitors to the mausoleum. Before partnership with the Nankai Electric Daimon Minami 35 46 32 23 7 14 holidays used for important Buddhist ceremonies. Although the According to legend, shortly before Kukai crossing the bridge and entering the “sanctuary,” it Weekend/ Chushajo 55 50 53 Railway most fitting. hall was originally built by Kukai in 819, it has been departed for Japan from China after studying Reihokan Museum is a custom for visitors to groom themselves and Esoteric Buddhism there, he threw a repeatedly destroyed. The This museum keeps and exhibits priceless assets of make a deep bow to Kukai, who is believed to be ㉑Daimon present hall was rebuilt triple-forked vajra (an instrument used in the 1200-year-old temple, including National still alive in the mausoleum and offering prayers for Bound for 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 rituals) toward the Japanese Archipelago in Treasures, Important Cultural Properties, prefectural for the seventh time in all people across the world. 23 44 4 16 41 7 0 7 ● 4 21 1932. The hall enshrines a order to discover the best place to propagate cultural properties, and documents of historical Koyasan STA 42 42 37 59 importance. Esoteric Buddhism. Since the vajra fell on 57 5 12 0 (Mon–Fri) statue of Yakushi Nyorai Weekdays Okunoin-mae 8:30am～5：30pm (May–October) 52 47 52 as a main deity. Koyasan, Kukai erected a temple there. People Asekaki Jizo (Sweating Jizo Statue) Sugatami no Ido (Mirror Well) 8:30am～5：00pm (November–April) began to worship three-leaf pine trees growing Koyasan STA 29 52 2 22 24 4 34 24 9 16 42 on the mountain because of the resemblance of ¥ Adult: ¥600; College/high school student: The statue of Asekaki Jizo, standing close to Gobyo-bashi Bridge, is believed to be always perspiring since it 52 49 22 32 ¥350; Junior high/elementary school deliberately suffers all sorts of pains on behalf of all people. The Mirror Well is located adjacent to this statue. 11 12 7 39 21 holidays Okunoin-mae their leaves to a triple-forked vajra. Today, many Weekend/ 50 8:30am～5：00pm student: ¥250 $FFRUGLQJWRDOHJHQGDQ\RQHZKRUHŴHFWLRQGRHVQRWDSSHDURQWKHZHOOZDWHULVGHVWLQHGWRGLHZLWKLQWKUHH visitors take home fallen pine leaves and CLOSE …Bound for Sakuratoge-shita (via Ichinohashi-guchi and Okunoin-mae) …Terminal at Okunoin-guchi …Bound for Okunoin-mae via Year-end and New Year holidays years. □ ◯ ◎ ¥ ¥200 treasure them as good-luck charms. * Last entry: 30 minutes prior to closing time Okunoin-guchi △…Bound for Okunoin-mae via Ichinohashi-guchi ●…Via Daito-guchi ※…Only on days when "Tenku Ichigo" is running (Note 1) Reservation is necessary for the buses bound for Gomadan-zan and Tateri; Contact 0736-56-2250.