Kashihara
Kashihara is a quarter in Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama. Kashihara is situated nearby to the quarter Hirahara, as well as near Higashimata.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Okunoin and Mt. Yōryū.
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. Okunoin is situated 3½ km west of Kashihara.
Mt. Yōryū
Peak
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Mt. Yōryū is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Kashihara.
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. Kōya is situated 5 km west of Kashihara.
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.
Nosegawa
Village
Nosegawa is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Nosegawa is situated 9 km south of Kashihara.
Kashihara
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “大字樫原”
- Category: locality
- Location: Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.2216° or 34° 13′ 18″ northLongitude
135.63913° or 135° 38′ 21″ eastElevation
549 metres (1,801 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q6JCQ+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 8735601518OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
9291939
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In Other Languages
“Kashihara” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “かしはら”
- Japanese: “樫原”
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Localities in the Area
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