Koyasan World Heritage Site
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Koyasan World Heritage Site is a sacred Buddhist monastic complex in Japan’s Kii Mountains, renowned as the center of Shingon Buddhism and a UNESCO-listed cultural landscape of temples, pilgrimage routes, and ancient cedar forests.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sacred site
ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural landscape ⓘ |
| accessedBy | Nankai Electric Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | Koyasan Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shugendō practices
ⓘ
mountain worship ⓘ |
| centerOf | Shingon Buddhism in Japan ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| contains |
Shinto shrines
ⓘ
cemeteries ⓘ monasteries ⓘ pilgrims’ lodgings ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kūkai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Kōbō Daishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Kongobu-ji Temple Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Daimon Gate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danjo Garan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jison-in NERFINISHED ⓘ Kongobu-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Kongozanmai-in NERFINISHED ⓘ Konpon Daitō Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Niukanshofu Jinja NERFINISHED ⓘ Niutsuhime Jinja NERFINISHED ⓘ Okunoin Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient cedar forests ⓘ pilgrimage routes ⓘ |
| hasView | forested mountain landscape ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Historic Site of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kii Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Honshu ⓘ |
| mainTradition | Shingon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
esoteric Buddhist rituals
ⓘ
historic temples ⓘ monastic complex ⓘ pilgrimage traditions ⓘ stone stupas and tombs ⓘ |
| partOf | Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1142 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
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