Okunoin

Okunoin or Oku-no-in is a sacred Buddhist site and cemetery on , in , Japan. Opened in 835, it houses the mausoleum of Kūkai, founder of the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism.
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  • Religious organization
  • Description: sacred site on Mt. Koya, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Okuno-in Temple”
    “Okunoin Cemetery”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kongobu-ji and Koyasan University.
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Buddhist temple
Kongōbu-ji is the ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan… is situated 1½ km west of Okunoin.
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University
is a private university in , , . is situated 1½ km southwest of Okunoin.
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Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1 km southwest of Okunoin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kōya and Mount Koya.
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Town
is a town located in , , Japan.
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Mount Kōya is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the…
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Village
is a village located in , Nara Prefecture, Japan. is situated 6 km southeast of Okunoin.

Okunoin

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Latitude
34.21874° or 34° 13′ 7″ north
Longitude
135.60115° or 135° 36′ 4″ east
Open location code
8Q6Q6J92+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 243384577
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q4333366

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Okunoin” goes by many names.
cementiri OkunoinCatalan
Okuno-inCatalan
OkunoinCzech
OkunoinDutch
Okuno-inFrench
Wihara Okuno-inIndonesian
Okuno-inJapanese
おくのいんJapanese
奥の院Japanese
奥之院Japanese
奥院Japanese
高野山奥の院Japanese
高野山奥之院Japanese
OkunoinMalay
Окуно-инRussian
OkunoinSpanish
OkunoinSwedish

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