Hirahara
Hirahara is a quarter in Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama. Hirahara is situated nearby to the quarter Higashimata, as well as near Kashihara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mt. Yōryū and Okunoin.
Mt. Yōryū
Peak
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Mt. Yōryū is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of Hirahara.
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. Okunoin is situated 3½ km southwest of Hirahara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koya and Mount Koya.
Koya
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. Koya is situated 5 km west of Hirahara.
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.
Kudoyama
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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.
Hirahara
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “大字平原”
- Category: locality
- Location: Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.23097° or 34° 13′ 52″ northLongitude
135.63595° or 135° 38′ 9″ eastElevation
468 metres (1,535 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q6JJP+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 8735601531OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
9291928
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In Other Languages
“Hirahara” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ひらはら”
- Japanese: “平原”
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