Mt. Koya

Mount Kōya is a large temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan to the south of Osaka. In the strictest sense, Mount Kōya is the moun…
Mount Kōya is a large temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan to the south of Osaka. In the strictest sense, Mount Kōya is the mountain name of Kongōbu-ji Temple, the ecclesiastical headquarters of the Kōyasan sect of Shingon Buddhism.
  • Location: Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
  • Part of: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
  • Criteria: Cultural: ii, iii, iv, vi
  • Reference: 1142
  • Inscription: 2004 (28th Session)

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