Mt. Yōryū
Mt. Yōryū is a peak in Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama and has an elevation of 981 metres. Mt. Yōryū is situated nearby to the quarter Nishigamine, as well as near Minami.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 981 metres
- Description: mountain in Japan
- Also known as: “Mount Yōryū”, “Yoryu San”, and “Yōryū-zan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kongobu-ji and Okunoin.
Kongobu-ji
Buddhist temple
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Kongōbu-ji is the ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on Mount Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Its name means Temple of the Diamond Mountain Peak.
Okunoin
Cemetery
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Okunoin or Oku-no-in 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.
Kōyasan Station
Railway station
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Kōyasan Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Kōya, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kōya and Mount Koya.
Kōya
Town
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kōya is a town located in Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,812, in 1,575 households.
Mount Koya
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Kōya is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka, Japan, primarily known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
Kudoyama
Photo: Asasa198, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kudoyama is a town of 4,000 people in Wakayama. The town has long been regarded as the gateway to the temples of Mount Koya.
Mt. Yōryū
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.23548° or 34° 14′ 8″ northLongitude
135.60676° or 135° 36′ 24″ eastElevation
981 metres (3,219 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q6JP4+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 3858332736OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Mt. Yōryū from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Mt. Yōryū” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yōryū San”
- Dutch: “Yōryū San”
- French: “mont Yōryū”
- French: “Mont Yōryū”
- French: “Yōryū-san”
- Japanese: “Yōryū-san”
- Japanese: “ようりゅうさん”
- Japanese: “楊柳山”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nishigamine and Minami.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 雪池山 and Manisan.
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