Kōya Chō
Kōya Chō is a locality in Ito district, Wakayama and has an elevation of 843 metres. Kōya Chō is situated nearby to the quarter Minami, as well as near Hayashi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kongobu-ji and Reihokan Museum.
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.
Reihokan Museum
Museum
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Kōyasan Reihōkan is an art museum on Kōya-san, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, preserving and displaying Buddhist art owned by temples on Kōya-san. The collection is centered around articles from the Heian and Kamakura periods and includes paintings, calligraphy, sutras, sculpture and Buddhist ritual objects.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Koya and Kōya.
Mount Koya
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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.
Kōya
Town
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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.
Kōya Chō
- Type: Locality with 3,470 residents
- Also known as: “Koya Cho” and “Kōya-chō”
- Location: Ito district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.2144° or 34° 12′ 52″ northLongitude
135.6091° or 135° 36′ 33″ eastPopulation
3,470Elevation
843 metres (2,766 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q6J75+QJGeoNames ID
7411120
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In Other Languages
“Kōya Chō” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “こうやちょう”
- Japanese: “コウヤチョウ”
- Japanese: “高野町”
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