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Koyasan University, Mount Koya

#5 among attractions in Mount Koya

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Local name: 高野山大学 Coordinates: 34°12'43"N, 135°35'6"E
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Koyasan University – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kongōbu-ji, Koyasan Reihōkan, Muryōkōin, Kongō Sanmai-in.

  • kongobu ji mount koya~790 ftNW
    , Temple, Sacred and religious sites

    Kongōbu-ji, Mount Koya

    4 min walk • Nestled within the sacred Mount Koya in Wakayama, Japan, lies Kongōbu-ji, the head temple of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Founded by Kobo Daishi, also known as Kukai, in 816, the temple has stood as a spiritual center for over a millennium.

  • koyasan reihokan mount koya~1240 ftW
    Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum

    Koyasan Reihōkan, Mount Koya

    6 min walk • 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.

  • muryokoin mount koya location map
    ~1170 ftN
    Temple, Buddhist architecture

    Muryōkōin, Mount Koya

    6 min walk • Muryōkōin is a temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on Mount Kōya, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. Its name means "Temple of limitless light" and is the Japanese transliteration of Amitābha.

  • kongo sanmai in mount koya~920 ftSE
    Temple, Sacred and religious sites

    Kongō Sanmai-in, Mount Koya

    5 min walk • Kongō Sanmai-in is a minor temple complex on Mount Kōya in Japan, founded in 1211 by order of Hōjō Masako for posthumous soul of Minamoto no Yoritomo and renamed "Kongō Sanmai-in" in 1219 for that of Minamoto no Sanetomo.

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Which popular attractions are close to Koyasan University?

Nearby attractions include Kongōbu-ji, Mount Koya (4 min walk), Kongō Sanmai-in, Mount Koya (5 min walk), Muryōkōin, Mount Koya (6 min walk), Koyasan Reihōkan, Mount Koya (6 min walk).

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