Mount Kōya
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Buddhist temple complex and settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Key facts
- Location
- Wakayama Prefecture , Japan
- Part of
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
- Criteria
- Cultural: ii, iii, iv, vi
- Inscription
- 2004 (28th Session )
- Coordinates
- 34°12′45″N 135°35′11″E / 34.21250°N 135.58639°E / 34.21250; 135.58639
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- Commons category
- Mount Kōya
- name in kana
- こうやさん
- mountain range
- Kii Mountains
- located in/on physical feature
- Kii Peninsula
- inception
- 0810-00-00
- postal code
- 648-0211
- located in protected area
- Kōya-Ryūjin Quasi-National Park
- foods traditionally associated
- sesame tofu
- native label
- 高野山
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Encyclopedic overview
Mount Kōya (高野山, Kōya-san) is a large temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan to the south of Osaka. In the strictest sense, Mount Kōya is the mountain name (sangō) of Kongōbu-ji Temple, the ecclesiastical headquarters of the Kōyasan sect of Shingon Buddhism.
History
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