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Sacred Mountains: Koyasan & Kudoyama
Make a focused morning visit around Kongobuji and Danjo Garan, then descend by bus, cable and Nankai train to Kudoyama for a short afternoon town visit.
1 day6 hr–6 hr 30 min locally · plus Osaka travel
Approx. 4–6 kmWalking includes approaches and sightseeing
Public transport + walkDaytime · start early
- Local visit
- About 6 hr–6 hr 30 min
- With Osaka round trip
- About 9 hr 30 min–11 hr
Outward from Nankai Namba: 2 hr–2 hr 30 min. Return to Nankai Namba: 1 hr 30 min–2 hr.
Local time includes sightseeing, approaches, travel between stops and breaks. Osaka allowances cover the connections described in the access notes. Hotel transfers are extra. These are planning estimates; check service times, queues and last admission.
Why we chose this route
Selected as a advanced day trip with time for the places and the connections between them.
Take it one place at a time.
Your route, in order.
A stop-order diagram, not a street map. Open each section in Google Maps for directions and current journey estimates.
- STARTNamba Station (Nankai)Public transport · see access notes
- Public transport · see access notes
- Walk
- FINISHKudoyama Station
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