Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture

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Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture is a major Buddhist monastic complex and sacred mountain plateau that serves as the spiritual center of Shingon Buddhism in Japan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist sacred site
monastic complex
mountain plateau
accessibleBy Nankai Koya Line
accessibleFrom Gokurakubashi Station
associatedWith Japanese pilgrimage culture
esoteric Buddhism
contains Daimon Gate
Danjo Garan
Kongobu-ji Rock Garden
Konpon Daitō Pagoda
linked to: Tahōtō pagoda

Mausoleum of Kūkai
Okunoin Cemetery
linked to: Okunoin cemetery
country Japan
elevationInMeters about 800
foundedBy Kūkai
foundedInCentury 9th century
foundedInYear 816
governedBy Kongobu-ji Temple Administration
linked to: Kongōbu-ji
hasAlternativeName Kōyasan
linked to: Mount Kōya

Mount Koya
linked to: Mount Kōya
hasClimate cool mountain climate
hasFeature Buddhist study halls
large cedar forests
temple lodgings (shukubō)
hasFunction monastic training center
pilgrimage destination
religious center
hasLanguage Japanese
hasMainTemple Kongobu-ji
linked to: Kongōbu-ji
hasNumberOfTemples over 100
hasPilgrimageRoute Koyasan Choishi-michi
hasPrimaryDeityVenerated Dainichi Nyorai
hasTourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
headTempleOf Shingon Buddhism
inscribedAsWorldHeritageInYear 2004
isSpiritualCenterOf Shingon Buddhism
locatedIn Kansai region
Koya, Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
locatedOn Mount Koya
linked to: Mount Kōya
partOf Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
recognizedAs one of Japan’s most important Buddhist centers
religion Shingon Buddhism
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site

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Kobo Daishi deathPlace Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex locatedIn Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Koya Line Cable location Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Koyasan Okunoin locatedIn Koya, Wakayama Prefecture
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture locatedIn Koya, Wakayama Prefecture
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Mount Kōya locatedIn Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Kongōbu-ji locatedIn Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Gokurakubashi Station locatedIn Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Koyasan nearCity Koya, Wakayama
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Okunoin cemetery locatedIn Koya, Wakayama Prefecture
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Daimon Gate locatedIn Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture containsMunicipality Koya, Wakayama
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Danjo Garan sacred precinct locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Koya, Wakayama Prefecture
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Kazuo Umezu birthPlace Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Gokurakubashi Station locatedIn Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture
subject linked to: Gokurakubashi
linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture