Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
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 | kii 002 jpg[180×135] incorporates three sacred sites across Nara Wakayama and Mie prefectures Yoshino Omine Kumano Sanzan Koya san and the pilgrimage routes that connect them Yoshino and Omine situated at the northernmost part of the Kii Mountains developed as a sacred place for Shugendo a religion established by combining the original mountain worship of Japan Publishing origin |
 | kii 001 jpg[180×135] Wakayama prefecture Nara prefecture Mie prefecture This world heritage site incorporates three sacred sites across Nara Wakayama and Mie prefectures Yoshino Omine Kumano Sanzan Koya san and the pilgrimage routes that connect them Publishing origin |
 | kii 005 jpg[180×135] copying of the sutra and in religious services or eating the traditional vegetarian food of Buddhist monks so it is becoming very popular among tourists from abroad The ancient pilgrimage routes connecting these sites are locally called the Kumano Kodo and one of only two UNESCO World Heritage registered pilgrimage routes in the world one other being the Publishing origin |
 | kii 003 jpg[180×135] ji Temple the central temple of Shugendo a large meeting is held for people to confess their sins and an offering of cherry blossoms is given in April every year Kumano Sanzan is the name for a set of three Grand Shrines situated in the southeastern part of the Kii Peninsula Kumano Hongu taisha Shrine Kumano Nachi taisha Shrine and Kumano Hayatama Publishing origin |
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 | kii 004 jpg[180×135] one of the highest waterfalls in Japan Because it is believed that touching the splash of the falls ensures long life many tourists gather around the waterfall basin Koyasan is an unprecedented religious city on a mountain top where more than 100 temples are clustered The most famous among them is the Kongobu ji Temple constructed by a monk named Kukai Publishing origin |
| kii 002 jpg[180×135] This world heritage site incorporates three sacred sites across Nara Wakayama and Mie prefectures Yoshino Omine Kumano Sanzan Koya san and the pilgrimage routes that connect them Yoshino and Omine situated at the northernmost part of the Kii Mountains developed as a sacred place for Shugendo a religion established by combining the original mountain worship of Japan Publishing origin |
 | Kii Mountain Range jpg[206×270] Kii Mountain Range The Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a group of sacred sites and pilgrimage ways connecting them which are distributed in Mie Nara and Publishing origin |
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