Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural landscape

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape in Japan that encompasses ancient Shinto and Buddhist sacred places linked by historic pilgrimage trails through the Kii Peninsula’s forested mountains.

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Label	Occurrences
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range canonical	47
UNESCO World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range	2
UNESCO World Heritage: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range	2
Japan’s Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range related cultural landscape (tentative association; verify)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range"	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Context triple: [Nara Prefecture, hasWorldHeritageSite, Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range]

A. Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
The Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto are a group of temples, shrines, and historic sites in Kyoto, Uji, and Otsu that collectively showcase the cultural, religious, and architectural legacy of Japan’s former imperial capital.
B. Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
The Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage is a famous Buddhist circuit on Japan’s Shikoku Island in which pilgrims visit 88 temples associated with the monk Kūkai, often traveling on foot over hundreds of kilometers.
C. Akan-Mashu National Park
Akan-Mashu National Park is a scenic protected area in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, renowned for its volcanic landscapes, crystal-clear caldera lakes, and rich Ainu cultural heritage.
D. Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
The Sakai Mozu Kofun Group is a cluster of massive ancient burial mounds, including some of the world’s largest keyhole-shaped tombs, dating from Japan’s Kofun period and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising temples, shrines, and archaeological remains that reflect Nara’s role as Japan’s first permanent capital and a major center of Buddhist culture.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Target entity description: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape in Japan that encompasses ancient Shinto and Buddhist sacred places linked by historic pilgrimage trails through the Kii Peninsula’s forested mountains.

A. Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
The Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto are a group of temples, shrines, and historic sites in Kyoto, Uji, and Otsu that collectively showcase the cultural, religious, and architectural legacy of Japan’s former imperial capital.
B. Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
The Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage is a famous Buddhist circuit on Japan’s Shikoku Island in which pilgrims visit 88 temples associated with the monk Kūkai, often traveling on foot over hundreds of kilometers.
C. Akan-Mashu National Park
Akan-Mashu National Park is a scenic protected area in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, renowned for its volcanic landscapes, crystal-clear caldera lakes, and rich Ainu cultural heritage.
D. Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
The Sakai Mozu Kofun Group is a cluster of massive ancient burial mounds, including some of the world’s largest keyhole-shaped tombs, dating from Japan’s Kofun period and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising temples, shrines, and archaeological remains that reflect Nara’s role as Japan’s first permanent capital and a major center of Buddhist culture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural landscape ⓘ
associatedWith	Shugendo ⓘ linked to: Shugendō
contains	Iseji route ⓘ Kohechi route ⓘ Koyasan ⓘ Kumano Hayatama Taisha ⓘ Kumano Hongu Taisha ⓘ Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes ⓘ linked to: Kumano Sanzan Kumano Nachi Taisha ⓘ Kumano Sanzan ⓘ Mount Koya ⓘ linked to: Mount Kōya Nakahechi route ⓘ Ohechi route ⓘ Omine ⓘ Yoshino ⓘ Yoshino-Omine ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
governingBody	Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan ⓘ local governments of Mie Prefecture ⓘ local governments of Nara Prefecture ⓘ local governments of Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ
hasComponent	Buddhist temples ⓘ Shinto shrines ⓘ pilgrimage routes ⓘ sacred mountains ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear	2004 ⓘ
landscapeType	forested mountains ⓘ
locatedIn	Kii Mountain Range ⓘ linked to: Kii Mountains Kii Peninsula ⓘ Mie Prefecture ⓘ Nara Prefecture ⓘ Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	World Heritage Sites in Japan ⓘ
periodOfSignificance	over 1000 years ⓘ
recognizedFor	continuous pilgrimage tradition ⓘ cultural landscape integrating nature and belief ⓘ syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism ⓘ
region	Kansai region ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ pilgrimage tourism ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory	Cultural ⓘ

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Referenced by (54)

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Nara Prefecture → hasWorldHeritageSite → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Wakayama Prefecture → hasWorldHeritageSite → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Western Japan → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

subject linked to: western Japan

Kii Peninsula → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

subject linked to: Kii Peninsula region of Japan

Yoshino-Kumano National Park → associatedWith → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

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Kumano Hongu Taisha → worldHeritageSiteOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Kumano Nachi Taisha → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Kumano River → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex → partOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Kumano Hayatama Taisha → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

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linked to: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

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linked to: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

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Mount Kōya → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

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linked to: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

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linked to: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Kohechi route → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

linked to: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Omine Okugake trail → partOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Nakahechi route → partOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

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linked to: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

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linked to: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

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Okunoin cemetery → partOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture → containsWorldHeritageSite → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Nachi Primeval Forest → partOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Nachi no Taki → partOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture → hasHeritageSite → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Yoshino area, Nara Prefecture → associatedWith → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Danjo Garan sacred precinct → partOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Kinpusen-ji → partOf → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

subject linked to: Kinpusen-ji Temple

Kinpusen-ji → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

subject linked to: Kinpusen-ji Temple

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subject linked to: Seiganto-ji Temple

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subject linked to: Seiganto-ji Temple

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Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine Museum → relatedTo → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

Yoshino → heritageListing → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ

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