Kōyasan Station

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.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Koya, Ito district, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Koyasan”, “Koyasan Station”, “Koyasan-eki”, and “Kōyasan-eki”

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kongobu-ji and Mount Benten.

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. Kongobu-ji is situated 1½ km south of Kōyasan Station.

Mount Benten

Peak

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Mount Benten is a peak.

Gokurakubashi Station

Railway stop

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Gokurakubashi Station is a junction passenger railway station in located in the town of Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway. Gokurakubashi Station is situated 1 km northeast of Kōyasan Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kōya and Mount Koya.

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.

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.