Ryukoin

Ryukoin is a hotel in Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama. Ryukoin is situated nearby to the hotel Myooin, as well as near the Buddhist temple Jorenin.

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Type: Hotel
Description: Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect in Koya, Japan
Also known as: “Ryūkō-in Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kongobu-ji and Myooin.

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 240 metres east of Ryukoin.

Myooin

Hotel

Photo: Dokudami, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Myooin is a hotel.

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 330 metres south of Ryukoin.

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

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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.