Kōya-chō: sights | Kansai Travel Guide

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Kongōbu-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

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Kongō Sanmai-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

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Koyasan Reihōkan

art museum in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

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Daien-in Temple

temple in Kōya, Wakayama

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Tentoku-in Temple

Buddhist temple dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Koya, Japan

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Myōō-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Koya, Japan

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Fumon-in Temple

Buddhist temple dedicated to Vairocana in Koya, Japan

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Ryūkō-in Temple

Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect in Koya, Japan

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Jizō-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Kōya, Wakayama prefecture, Japan

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Nan-in Temple

Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect dedicated to Acala in Koya, Japan

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Mount Benten

mountain in Kōya town, Wakayama prefecture, Japan

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Mount Yōryū

mountain in Japan

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Muryōkō-in Temple

temple in Kōya, Wakayama

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Shōjōshin-in Temple

building in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

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Tokugawa Mausoleum

Shinto shrine in Koya, Japan

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Kumagai-ji Temple

temple in Kōya, Wakayama

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Henjōkō-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Koya, Japan

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Nanakasumi Yama

mountain in Japan

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Mount Bōjō

mountain in Gojō, Nara and Kōya, Wakayama prefecture, Japan

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Shochi-in Temple

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🛟Travel safety

🚑 Ambulance / fire: 119. Police: 110. For help in English, Chinese or Korean, call the JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline: 050-3816-2787 (24 hours).

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Names of evacuation sites and hospitals are in Japanese. Please check official local information for the latest updates.

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