Nishigamine
Nishigamine is a quarter in Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama and has an elevation of 807 metres. Nishigamine is situated nearby to the quarter Minami, as well as near Hayashi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mt. Yōryū and Okunoin.
Okunoin
Cemetery
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Kongobu-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
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 3½ km southwest of Nishigamine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koya and Mount Koya.
Koya
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. Koya is situated 3½ km southwest of Nishigamine.
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.
Nishigamine
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “大字西ケ峰”
- Category: locality
- Location: Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.23214° or 34° 13′ 56″ northLongitude
135.61689° or 135° 37′ 1″ eastElevation
807 metres (2,648 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q6JJ8+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 8735601519OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
9291925
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In Other Languages
“Nishigamine” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “にしがみね”
- Japanese: “西ヶ峰”
- Japanese: “西ケ峰”
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