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Kōya (高野町, Kōya-chō) is a town located on a plateau atop Mt.Koya in Ito District, Wakayama, Japan. The town is known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
As of October 1, 2010, the town has an estimated population of 3,879 and a density of 28.30 persons per km². The total area is 137.08 km².
There are hundreds of temples here. You can stay overnight at many of them. The graveyard, Okunooin, is amazing. Enchanted and very historical.
As of October 1, 2010, the town has an estimated population of 3,879 and a density of 28.30 persons per km². The total area is 137.08 km².
There are hundreds of temples here. You can stay overnight at many of them. The graveyard, Okunooin, is amazing. Enchanted and very historical.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kōya,_Wakayama
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°12'50"N 135°35'8"E
- Kawanehon 254 km
- Minakami, Gunma 429 km
- Tadami 485 km
- Minamiaizu 486 km
- Aga, Niigata 523 km
- Shonai, Yamagata 644 km
- Kami 668 km
- Shizukuishi, Iwate 781 km
- Fukaura 821 km
- Ajigasawa 833 km
- Kongōbu-ji 0.2 km
- Koyasan Fudoin Temple 0.6 km
- Koyasan Okunoin Cemetery 1.9 km
- Koyasan Daireien (Cemetery) 2 km
- Koyaootaki Falls 3.9 km
- Kihoku HVDC Static Inverter Plant 7.7 km
- Shiraguchimine 14 km
- Fujisaki headworks 16 km
- Mt. Gomadan 18 km
- Japan Transport Engineering Company Wakayama Plant 21 km