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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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