Tentoku-in

Tentoku-in is a hotel in Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama. Tentoku-in is situated nearby to the tourism office Koyasan Tourism Information Centre, as well as near Koyasan University.

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Type: Hotel
Description: Buddhist temple dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Koya, Japan
Also known as: “Tentoku-in Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kongobu-ji and Koyasan University.

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 220 metres north of Tentoku-in.

Koyasan University

University

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Koyasan University is a private university in Mount Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established in 1886 as a monastic school for Shingon Buddhist monks, and it was chartered as a university in 1926. Koyasan University is situated 140 metres east of Tentoku-in.

Reihokan Museum

Museum

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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. Reihokan Museum is situated 290 metres west of Tentoku-in.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Koya and Kōya.

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.

Kōya

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.