Mount Benten

Mount Benten is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 967 metres. Mount Benten is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the quarter .
  • 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.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station in the town of , , , , operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.

Buddhist temple
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Kongōbu-ji is the ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on , , . Its name means Vajra Peak Temple.

Museum
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Kōyasan Reihōkan is an art museum on Kōya-san, , , 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.

Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Kōya is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the south of , , primarily known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.

Town
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is a town located in , , Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,812, in 1,575 households.

Photo: Asasa198, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of 4,000 people in . The town has long been regarded as the gateway to the temples of Mount Koya.

Mount Benten

Latitude
34.22046° or 34° 13′ 14″ north
Longitude
135.57241° or 135° 34′ 21″ east
Elevation
967 metres (3,173 feet)
Named after
Benzaiten
Open location code
8Q6Q6HCC+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2508061546
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
9291955
Wiki­data ID
Q31509812
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Benten from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hosokawa and Nishigo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Koyasan High School and Haryoin.

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