Charter Buses

Model Courses

Please note that detailed information regarding these model courses will be in Japanese only. Drivers do not speak English. Onsite English information may not be available.

PLAN1Kumano Golden Route 3 Days: Sanada Yukimura Yukari-no-Sato, Kudoyama and Koyasan

  1. 10:00 depart Osaka (Itami Airport or Shin-Osaka Station, etc.) = Hanshin/Hanwa Expressway = Sennan IC = 12:00-14:00 Kudoyama Sanada-an (Sanada Museum, etc.) = 14:00-15:00 Jison-in Temple = 16:00-16:30 arrive Koyasan (Stay Koyasan)

  2. 8:30 depart accommodation = 8:40 arrive Koyasan (Danjo Garan, Kongobuji Temple, Okunoin, etc.) = 11:30 arrive Gomazan Sky Tower = Koya-Ryujin Skyline = 12:15-13:10 Ryujin Onsen = 14:20-15:10 Chikatsuyu = 15:40-16:40 Kumano Hongu Taisha & Kumano Hongu Kan = 17:00-17:30 Kawayu Onsen or Yunomine Onsen (Stay)

  3. 8:30 depart accommodation = 9:20 Kumanogawa Traditional River Boat Tour check-in = 10:00-11:30 Boat Tour = 11:30-12:00 Kumano Hayatama Taisha = 12:30-15:30 Nachisan (Seiganto-ji Temple, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Nachi Falls) = 16:00 arrive Kii-Katsuura Station (end of tour)

PLAN2Kumano Sanzan and Kumano Kodo Walk, 3 Days

  1. 9:00 Nanki Shirahama Airport, (or from Kansai International Airport) = Kirinosato, Takahara = Walk [Takahara Kumano Jinja – Daimon-oji – Jujo-oji – Osakamoto-oji – Gyuba-doji – Chikatsuyu-oji] = Hongu Area Onsen (Stay)

  2. 9:00 Depart accommodation = Bus to trailhead = Walk [Hosshinmon-oji – Mizunomi-oji – Fushiogami-oji – Haraido-oji – Kumano Hongu Taisha] = Kumanogawa Traditional Boat Ride = Kumano Hayatama Taisha = Katsuura Onsen (Stay)

  3. 9:00 Depart accommodation = Bus to Nachi area = Walk [Daimonzaka Slope – Kumano Nachi Taisha – Seiganto-ji – Three-Storied Pagoda – Nachi Falls = Hashikuiiwa = Souvenir shopping = -15:30 Nanki-Shirahama Airport (or return to other destination) (end of tour)

PLAN3World Heritage Koyasan, Kumano and southern Kii Peninsula, 3 Days

  1. 10:00 Depart Kansai International Airport = Bus to Koyasan [Kongobuji Temple, Okunoin] = Goma-Ryujin Skyline = -15:30 Ryujin Onsen (Stay)

  2. 9:00 Depart accommodation = Kumano Hongu Taisha = Nachisan [Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine, Seiganto-ji Temple, Nachi Falls] = Hashikuiiwa = Shionomisaki (southernmost tip of Honshu Island) = -17:30 Shirahama Onsen (Stay)

  3. 9:00 Depart accommodation = Shirahama Sightseeing [Sandanbeki Cliffs, Senjojiki Shore, Engetsu-to] = Tore Tore Ichiba Fish Market = Nanko Ume Factory = Dojoji Temple = -17:00 Kansai International Airport (end of tour)

PLAN4Kumano Kodo Sacred Walks (Koyasan-Kumano-Ise) 3 Days

  1. 10:30 Depart Itami Airport or Kansai International Airport = Hanwa Expressway = Kishiwada Izumi IC = Keinawa Highway = 12:30-16:00 Lunch/ Sightseeing Koyasan [Danjo Garan, Kongobuji Temple, Okunoin] = -16:15 Koyasan Shukubo (Temple Stay)

  2. 8:00 Temple departure = Koya-Ryujin Skyline = Guided Kumano Kodo Walk (Japanese language only) 90 min, 2 km [10:05 Michi-no-eki – Gyuba-doji – Viewpoint – 12:00 Chikatsuyu-oji] = 12:30-14:00 Lunch / Worship Kumano Hongu Taisha = 14:50-16:20 Nachisan [Taisha, Seiganto-ji, Nachi Falls] = -17:00 Katsuura Onsen (Stay)

  3. 8:00 Depart accommodation = 8:25-8:55 Kumano Hayatama Taisha = Owase Kita IC = Ise Expressway = 10:55-11:10 Break at Taki PA = Ise Nishi IC = 11:30-12:20 Ise Jingu Geku = 12:40-15:00 Lunch / Sightseeing Ise Jingu Naiku & Okage Yokocho = Ise Nishi IC = Ise Expressway, Highashi Meihan Expressway, Chita-hanto Expressway = -17:10 Nagoya: Chubu international Airport (end of tour)

PLAN5Kumano Kodo Sacred Walks (Ise-Kumano-Koyasan) 3 Days

  1. 11:00 Depart Nagoya: Chubu International Airport = Chita-hanto Expressway, Higashi Meihan Expressway, Ise Expressway = Ise Nishi IC = 13:00-15:30 Ise Jingu Naiku & Okage Yokocho = 15:50-16:40 Ise Jingu Geku = -17:00 Toba Area (Stay)

  2. 8:30 Depart accommodation = Ise Nishi IC = Ise Expressway = Owase Kita IC = 10:20-12:20 Lunch / Sightseeing at Onigajo = 13:00-13:30 Kumano Hayatama Taisha = 14:00-16:30 Nachisan [Taisha, Seiganto-ji Temple, Nachi Falls] = -17:00 Katsuura Onsen (Stay)

  3. 8:00 Depart accommodation = 8:50-9:30 Kumano Hongu Taisha = Guided Kumano Kodo Walk (Japanese language only) (90 min, 2 km) [10:00 Michi-no-eki – Gyuba-doji – Viewpoint – 12:00 Chikatsuyu-oji] = Highway 311, Koya-Ryujin Skyline = [Break] 13:45-14:00 Gomasan Sky Tower = 14:35-16:50 Koyasan [Kongobuji Temple, Okunoin] = Keinawa Expressway = Hanwa, Kansai Expressways = -18:30 Kansai International Airport (end of tour)

PLAN6Kumano Kodo Sacred Walks (Ise-Kumano-Koyasan) 3 Days

  1. 10:00 Depart Shin-Osaka Station or Itami Airport = Hanshin Expressway / Hanwa Expressway = Kishiwada IC = Keinawa Expressway = [Lunch / Sightseeing] 12:00-15:30 Koyasan (Danjo Garan, Kongobuji Temple, Okunoin) = Koya-Ryujin Skyline = [Break] 16:05-16:20 Gomasan Sky Tower = -18:00 Nanki Shirahama Onsen (Stay)

  2. Option A
    8:15 Depart accommodation = 8:45-9:25 Kishu Ume Factory = Guided Kumano Kodo Walk (Japanese language only) (90 min, 2 km) [10:25 Michi-no-eki – Gyuba-doji – Viewpoint – 12:20 Chikatsuyu-oji] = [Lunch, Break] 12:50-14:10 Kumano Hongu Taisha = 15:00-16:30 Nachisan (Taisha, Seiganto-ji, Nachi Falls) = Around 17:00 Katsuura Onsen (Stay)
    Option B
    8:00 Depart accommodation = Highway 311 = [Break] 9:30-9:45 Michi-no-Eki Hongu = [Guided Kumano Kodo Walk (Japanese language only)] (180 min, 3.5 km) 9:55 Fushiogami-guchi – Fushiogami-oji – Sangen-jaya – Haraido-oji – [Lunch, Visit] 12:55-14:15 Kumano Hongu Taisha = 15:05-16:35 Nachisan (Taisha, Seiganto-ji, Nachi Falls) = Around 17:05 Katsuura Onsen (Stay)

  3. 8:00 Depart accommodation = 8:25-8:55 Kumano Hayatama Taisha = Owase Kita IC = Ise Expressway = [Break] 10:55-11:10 Taki PA = Ise Nishi IC = 11:30-12:20 Ise Jingu Geku = [Lunch / Sightseeing] 12:40-15:00 Ise Jingu Naiku & Okage Yokocho = Ise Nishi IC = Ise Expressway, Higashi Meihan Expressway, Chita-hanto Expressway = Around 17:10 Nagoya: Chubu International Airport (end of tour)