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Koyasan (Mount Koya)
A sacred mountaintop temple settlement and headquarters of Shingon Buddhism, where visitors can stay in temple lodgings and walk through an ancient cemetery.
4 km · about 5 min drive
Wakayama, Japan · Asia
Kōya is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Kudoyama, 44km from Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail.
Kōya is a town located in Wakayama, Japan. With a population of 3,279, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Kōya sits in Japan, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Tokyo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kōya to your route.
Okunoin or Oku-no-in (Japanese: 奥之院, lit. 'inner sanctuary') 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 twoRead more
hundred thousand graves and memorial monuments.
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Kōya is located in Wakayama, Japan, Asia. The coordinates are 34.2129 latitude, 135.6224 longitude.
Kōya has a population of approximately 3,279 people, making it a town in Japan.
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A sacred mountaintop temple settlement and headquarters of Shingon Buddhism, where visitors can stay in temple lodgings and walk through an ancient cemetery.
4 km · about 5 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Japan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
28 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
An ancient network of pilgrimage routes through the mountainous Kii Peninsula, one of only two UNESCO-listed pilgrimage trails in the world.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Osaka's dazzling neon-lit entertainment and street food district along the Dotonbori canal, famed for its giant animated signs.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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One of the world's largest public aquariums in Osaka featuring a massive Pacific Ocean tank with whale sharks.
52 km · about 60 min drive
restaurant
An Osaka institution open since 1910, serving meishi curry with the rice already mixed through the sauce and a raw egg on top, to be stirred in with Worcestershire sauce.
52 km · about 60 min drive
castle
A Japanese castle that played a major role in the unification of Japan during the 16th century, set among sprawling urban parklands.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Osaka's blockbuster theme park featuring world-class rides, the Wizarding World, and Super Nintendo World.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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