🏔️ Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
UNESCO-inscribed Buddhist and Shinto sacred landscape in Wakayama Prefecture
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2004
- Three core sacred areas: Koyasan, Kumano Sanzan, and Yoshino and Omine
- Koyasan founded in 816 by Kobo Daishi; home to Shingon Buddhism
- Connected by Kumano Kodō pilgrimage routes spanning over 1,200 years of continuous use
The Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range form one of Japan's most significant religious ...