Top 10 Free Things to do in Ito-gun, Kinki

January 26, 2022 Kiesha Cripe

Discover the best top things to do in Ito-gun, Japan including Koyasan Okunoin, Mt. Koya, Koyasan Choishimichi, Niutsuhime Shrine, Torodo Temple, Koyasan Daimon, Nyonindo, Michi-no-Eki Kaki no Sato Kudoyama, Jofukuin (Manihoto Temple), Jison-in Temple.
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1. Koyasan Okunoin

550 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2011 http://www.koyasan.or.jp/tazuneru/sights/okunoin.html
Excellent
79%
Good
19%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 1,261 reviews

Koyasan Okunoin

Reviewed By ggm96822 - Honolulu, United States

A place to let your soul re-awaken. Having last stayed in a monastery here 19 years ago, before it was added to the World Heritage list, I was apprehensive about returning, having heard of busloads of noisy tourists overunning everything, but it defies defilement; one of the world's truly sacred spaces. Early morning and dusk are the best time to visit, early there are monks chanting, at dusk as the shadows fall the 200,000 tombs of the cedar forest begin to stir quietly.

2. Mt. Koya

Koya-cho, Ito-gun Wakayama Prefecture
Excellent
69%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
1%
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 818 reviews

Mt. Koya

Wooden temples hidden among the trees, mist-covered mountains, smooth-headed monks in colorful robes--all the Buddhist film archetypes are alive on Mt. Koya. A deeply sacred place, central to the Shingon sect of Buddhism, Mt. Koya is also a World Heritage Site due to its more than 1000-year-old teaching and meditation sites.

Reviewed By epicure49

We stayed with the young monks at Yochi-In and absolutely loved walking around this stunning mountain-top enclave of Buddhist temples. This is surely what all we tourists expected and wanted of Japan. Peace and quiet in a remote wooded area... beautiful shrines and temples with an other-worldly quality so far removed from the hubbub of your normal lives. I took too many photos to show here but have included just a few... A very definite MUST VISIT place.

3. Koyasan Choishimichi

Koyasan Okuno-in, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture http://www.wakayama-kanko.or.jp/worldheritage/koyasan1200/contents/choishimichi.html
Excellent
46%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
0%
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 59 reviews

Koyasan Choishimichi

4. Niutsuhime Shrine

230 Kamitenno, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun 649-7141 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-26-0102 http://niutsuhime.or.jp/
Excellent
51%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
2%
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 61 reviews

Niutsuhime Shrine

5. Torodo Temple

550 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2011
Excellent
66%
Good
27%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
0%
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4.5 based on 41 reviews

Torodo Temple

Reviewed By AB_Stb_OZ - Oud-Zuilen, The Netherlands

This temple is just in front of the mausoleum of Kobe Daishi Kukai ( the founder of Shogun Buddhism in Japan. It is a place of peace and inspiration, particularly during the morning chanting of the monks at 5am.

6. Koyasan Daimon

Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun Wakayama Prefecture http://www.koyasan.or.jp/meguru/sights.html#daimon
Excellent
28%
Good
52%
Satisfactory
20%
Poor
0%
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Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 246 reviews

Koyasan Daimon

Reviewed By kaioatey - Half Moon Bay, United States

Symbolic entrance to the city, with two large protector deities enshrined on the sides. The site is at the edge of the mountain so you have a nice view of the misty hills. Very windy. I was very tempted to go on the trail that winds up the hill (see photo), I wonder where it goes.

7. Nyonindo

709 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-3508
Excellent
15%
Good
52%
Satisfactory
29%
Poor
5%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 62 reviews

Nyonindo

8. Michi-no-Eki Kaki no Sato Kudoyama

5-5 Nyugo, Kudoyama-cho, Ito-gun 648-0161 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-54-9966 http://www.michieki.jp/eki/1012/
Excellent
24%
Good
58%
Satisfactory
18%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 71 reviews

Michi-no-Eki Kaki no Sato Kudoyama

9. Jofukuin (Manihoto Temple)

593 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2109 http://koya-jfk.travel.coocan.jp
Excellent
15%
Good
59%
Satisfactory
20%
Poor
2%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 46 reviews

Jofukuin (Manihoto Temple)

A peaceful lodging with friendly monks serving as innkeepers that can transport you to an otherworldly experience in Koyasan; one of the World’s Heritage Site.

10. Jison-in Temple

832 Jisonin, Kudoyama-cho, Ito-gun 648-0151 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-54-221 http://jison-in.org/
Excellent
12%
Good
54%
Satisfactory
28%
Poor
4%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 67 reviews

Jison-in Temple

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