Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Overview
Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites – Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan – linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto, reflect the fusion of Shinto, rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in Japan, and Buddhism, which was introduced from China and the Korean Peninsula. The sites (506.4 ha) and their surrounding forest landscape reflect a persistent and extraordinarily well-documented tradition of sacred mountains over 1,200 years. The area, with its abundance of streams, rivers and waterfalls, is still part of the living culture of Japan and is much visited for ritual purposes and hiking, with up to 15 million visitors annually. Each of the three sites contains shrines, some of which were founded as early as the 9th century.
About Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Kii Peninsula in Japan.
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Components(23 locations)
- •Kôyasan - Jison-in1142-16bis
- •Kôyasan - Kongôbu-ji1142-15bis
- •Kumano Sanzan - Seiganto-ji1142-10bis
- •Kôyasan - Niutsuhime-jinja1142-14bis
- •Kôyasan - Niukanshôfu-jinja1142-17bis
- •Kumano Sanzan - Fudarakusan-ji1142-13bis
- •Kumano Sanzan - Nachi no Ôtaki1142-11bis
- •Yoshino and Ômine - Yoshinoyama1142-01bis
- •Yoshino and Ômine - Kimpu-jinja1142-03bis
- •Yoshino and Ômine - Kimpusen-ji1142-04bis
- •Yoshino and Ômine - Ôminesan-ji1142-06bis
- •Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Nachi Taisha1142-09bis
- •Yoshino and Ômine - Yoshimizu-jinja1142-05bis
- •Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hongû Taisha1142-07bis
- •Kumano Sanzan - Nachi Primeval Forest1142-12bis
- •Pilgrimage Routes - Kôya Sankeimichi1142-23bis
- •Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha1142-08bis
- •Pilgrimage Routes - Ômine Okugakemichi1142-18bis
- •Yoshino and Ômine - Yoshino Mikumari-jinja1142-02bis
- •Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - Iseji1142-22bis
- •Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - Kohechi1142-20bis
- •Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - Ôhechi1142-21bis
- •Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - Nakahechi1142-19bis
Details
- Countries
- Japan
- ISO Codes
- JP
- Area
- 506.4 ha
- Coordinates
- 33.8369, 135.7764
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