Kōyasan

Buddhist temple complex and settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

is the ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on , Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Its name means Temple of the Diamond Mountain Peak. It is part of the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Shinto shrine in Katsuragi, Ito district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan

Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

thumb|Jison-in's Miroku-dō thumb|Jison-in's Tahō-tō, It was rebuilt in 1624 is a Buddhist temple in the town of Kudoyama that marks the entrance to the pilgrimage route of Koyasan.

Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Okunoin or Oku-no-in (, ) is a sacred Buddhist site and cemetery on Mount Kōya, in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 835, it houses the mausoleum of Kūkai, founder of the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism. It is considered the largest cemetery in Japan, with more than two hundred thousand graves and memorial monuments.