Saimonin
Saimonin is a hotel in Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama and has an elevation of 818 metres. Saimonin is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Daien-in, as well as near Kongosanmai-in.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daien-in and Kongobu-ji.
Kongobu-ji
Buddhist temple
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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 490 metres west of Saimonin.
Kongosanmai-in
Buddhist temple
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Kongō Sanmai-in is a minor temple complex on Mount Kōya in Japan, founded in 1211 by order of Hōjō Masako for posthumous soul of Minamoto no Yoritomo and renamed "Kongō Sanmai-in" in 1219 for that of Minamoto no Sanetomo. Kongosanmai-in is situated 290 metres southwest of Saimonin.
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.
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.
Saimonin
- Type: Hotel
- Categories: accommodation, building, and tourism
- Location: Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.21237° or 34° 12′ 45″ northLongitude
135.58866° or 135° 35′ 19″ eastElevation
818 metres (2,684 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q6H6Q+WFGeoNames ID
10100233
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