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  • Danjo Garan Temple
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    Wakayama Pref. Itogunkouyachou Kouyasan 152
    Together with the Okunoin, one of the two most sacred sites on holy Mt. Koya. It is also the first site where the famed monk Kukai began building in order to erect his main dojo for his esoteric Shingon teachings. The temple is comprised of 19 buildings, including the Konpon Daito tower, the symbol of the temple; the main temple hall, and Goeido hall. The main temple hall, located in the center of the grounds, is the central temple nave of Mt. Koya and almost all of the most important ceremonies on the mountain are conducted here. The temple’s principle object of worship is a figure of Bhaisajyaguru; this statue is a hidden image and is not displayed to the general public.
    Danjo Garan Temple image
  • Zenmyoshoin Temple (Sanada-an)
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    Wakayama Pref. Itogunkudoyamachou Kudoyama 1413
    This temple was built on the ruins of a residence where two major generals of the Sengoku period, Sanada Masayuki and Sanada Yukimura, were said to have hidden. It was erected in the mid-Edo period in 1741 by Saint Taian. The main statue is of Koyasu Enmei Jizo Bosatsu, and the temple grounds contain a building with Sanada artifacts as well as Masayuki’s tomb. Peonies bloom everywhere in the spring, and the temple gets crowded as the endpoint for the warrior procession that takes place during the “Sanada matsuri.”
    Zenmyoshoin Temple (Sanada-an) image
  • Saigyodo Hall and Grave of Saigyo's Wife and Daughter
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho Shimoamano
    Saigyodo Halls are temporary residences used by the late-Heian period Buddhist monk Saigyo to shelter himself from the weather. There are several located across Japan. The Saigyodo Hall located on the side of Prefectural Route 109 in Amano, Wakayama Prefecture is traditionally believed to have been the place where Saigyo lived with his wife and daughter. The current building is a reproduction built in 1986. It is said that Saigyo established a hermitage here sometime around 1142 with his family, who lived the rest of their lives here. Their grave is located next to the hall. It is said that monks and worshipers visiting Mt. Koya have long visited the grave to honor the memory of Saigyo's wife and daughter.
    Saigyodo Hall and Grave of Saigyo's Wife and Daughter image
  • Yokobue no Koizuka
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho Shimoamano
    This mound in Amano no Sato, Wakayama was built to honor the memory of Yokobue. Yokobue was a woman who served Kenreimonin (the daughter of Taira no Kiyomori) and appeared in Chapter 10 of the Tale of the Heike. Saito Tokiyori, a retainer of Taira no Shigemori, won her heart with his transverse flute playing, but the star-crossed couple would be torn apart because of the difference in their station. Tokiyori later became a monk and changed his name to Takiguchi Nyudo. Yokobue herself later become a nun and established a hermitage in the area where she lived until dying at the age of 19. A stone monument next to the mound is engraved with a poem she composed. There is a legend in Koyasan that the deceased Yokobue was finally able to be reunited with Takiguchi Nyudo after being reborn as a bush warbler.
    Yokobue no Koizuka image
  • Hinnyo no Itto, Grave of Oteru
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho Kamiamano
    The Torodo (Lantern Hall) at Koyasan Okunoin Temple has a lantern that has remained lit for nearly a millennium. It is said that a young girl named Oteru sold her hair to donate the lantern as a memorial to her adoptive parents. A small grave and stone memorial dedicated to Oteru still exists in a corner of Amano no Sato, Katsuragi Town. The temple's memorial tower was built by Nyoshunni in 1682. It is said that a monk from Amano named Joi subjected himself to the austerity of vicarious suffering for ten years in 1688 in order to save women from suffering. A stone memorial was built later.
    Hinnyo no Itto, Grave of Oteru image
  • Katsuragikan
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Koyaguchicho Nagura 1053
    This three-story wooden former inn is located in front of JR Koyaguchi Station on the JR Wakayama Line. The building has been preserved just as it was when it served tired travelers to Mt. Koya long ago. The building's sangawara tiled hip-and-gable main roof features a chidorihafu (dormer gable) and nokikarahafu (undulating gable at the eave ends), giving it a stately appearance. Its copper-plated eaves and the all-glass shutters on the second and third floors of its front and eastern walls strike a marvelous harmony with the stately look of the roof. The wooden plate called Kohuda left behind by regular customers of the former inn that remain in its front entrance give clues about its past prosperity.
    Katsuragikan image
  • Nishikokubu Toato
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    Wakayama Pref. Iwadeshi Nishikokubu
  • Koino Chujohimekyuseki
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    Wakayama Pref. Hashimotoshi Koino 2189
  • Nagosohaijiato
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    Wakayama Pref. Hashimotoshi Kouyaguchichounagoso
  • Nagasaki Peace Memorial Statue
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho Katsuragi Park
  • Kongobuji Temple Keidai
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho Koyasan
  • Heard Kokubunji trace
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    Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Higashikokubu
  • Daito
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    Wakayama Iwade Negoro
  • Former Nate Yado Honjin
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    Wakayama Kinokawa-shi
  • Kokawadera Temple Garden
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    Wakayama Kinokawa-shi
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Wakayama prefecture unites pilgrims, food lovers, and culture buffs in a tranquil corner of Japan at the base of the Kii Peninsula. The setting for many a Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, Wakayama invites those in search of spirituality from one side of the prefecture to the other, from the 100-plus Buddhist temples of the sacred Mount Koya in the west to the inspiring temples of the Kumano Sanzan set among breathtaking nature in the east. Once the grueling hike is complete, make a beeline for Wakayama city to savor some of the country’s most delicious ramen noodles.

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