Banryū Garden

Banryū Garden is a garden in Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama. Banryū Garden is situated nearby to Dry Landscape Garden, as well as near the Buddhist temple Kongobu-ji.

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 Vajra Peak Temple.

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 320 metres southeast of Banryū Garden.

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 340 metres southwest of Banryū Garden.

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.