Mount Benten
Mount Benten is a peak in Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama and has an elevation of 967 metres. Mount Benten is situated nearby to the town Kōya, as well as near the quarter Hosokawa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 967 metres
- Description: mountain in Kōya town, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Benten-dake” and “Bentendake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kōyasan Station and Kongobu-ji.
Kōyasan Station
Railway station
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
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.
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.
Reihokan Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Koya and Kōya.
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.
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.
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.
Mount Benten
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.22046° or 34° 13′ 14″ northLongitude
135.57241° or 135° 34′ 21″ eastElevation
967 metres (3,173 feet)Named after
BenzaitenOpen location code
8Q6Q6HCC+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2508061546OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
9291955Wikidata ID
Q31509812
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Korean—“Mount Benten” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Benten Dake”
- Dutch: “Benten Dake”
- French: “Benten-dake”
- French: “mont Benten”
- French: “Mont Benten”
- Japanese: “Benten-dake”
- Japanese: “べんてんだけ”
- Japanese: “弁天岳”
- Korean: “벤텐다케”
- Korean: “벤텐다케산”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hosokawa and Nishigo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haryoin and Nyonindo.
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