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Name of Mt. Kōya as it appears on the Daimon Great Gate

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Landmarks and Attractions

Some of Mt. Kōya's most remarkable sites are listed here, organized into three "areas." Click on the "Details" button to read more about each.

Please note that additional landmarks are being added to the current page regularly.

Western Area (Daimon - Danjō-garan - Kongōbuji Temple)

Daimon

Daimon

Great Gate of Mt. Kōya

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Danjō-garan

Danjō-garan

Mt. Kōya's Ceremonial Center

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Chūmon

Chūmon

Central Gate of the Garan

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Miedō

Miedō

Hall of the Blessed Image

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Kondō

Kondō

Golden Hall

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Konpon-daitō

Konpon-daitō

Great Stupa

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Rokkaku-kyōzō

Rokkaku-kyōzō

Six-Sided Sutra Repository

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Miyashiro

Miyashiro Shrine

Shinto Shrine of the Garan

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Sannōin

Sannōin

Temple of the Mountain King

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Saitō

Saitō

Western Pagoda

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Kujakudō

Kujakudō

Peacock Hall

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Junteidō

Junteidō

Hall of Cundi

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Aizendō

Aizendō

Hall of the Love Stained One

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Fudōdō

Fudōdō

Hall of the Immovable One

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Lotus Pond

Lotus Pond

At the Foot of the Celestial Buddha

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Dai'edō

Dai'edō

Great Gathering Hall

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Tōtō

Tōtō

Eastern Pagoda

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Sammaidō

Sammaidō

Samādhi Hall

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Daitō no Kane

Daitō no Kane

Bell of the Great Pagoda

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Reihōkan

Reihōkan

Museum of Sacred Treasures

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Rokuji-no-kane

Rokuji no kane

Six O'Clock Bell

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Kongōbuji

Kongōbuji Temple

Kongōbuji Temple

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Eastern Area (Oku-no-in)

Oku-no-in Sandō

Oku-no-in Sandō

Path to the Inner Shrine

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Nestorian Monument

Nestorian Monument

Monument to the Luminous Religion

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Sanhei Mizuko Jizō

Sanhei Mizuko Jizō

Caring for the Unborn

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Kazutori Jizō

Kazutori Jizō

Counting Jizō

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Tada no Mitsunaka

Tomb of Tada no Mitsunaka

Oku-no-in's oldest gorintō

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Takeda Shingen

Grave of Takeda Shingen & Katsuyori

A Shrine to a Father and Son

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Uesugi Kenshin Mausoleum

Mausoleum of Uesugi Kenshin

Resting Place of a famous daimyō

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Date Masamune

Grave of Date Masamune

The "One-eyed Dragon"

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Ishida Mitsunari

Tomb of Ishida Mitsunari

Vanquished General of Sekigahara

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Akechi Mitsuhide

Tomb of Akechi Mitsuhide

A cursed monument?

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Asekaki Jizō

Asekaki Jizō

Sweating Jizō

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Mausolea for Matsudaira Hideyasu and his Mother

Mausolea for Matsudaira Hideyasu and his Mother

Impressive Stone structures

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Memorial for Lady Sūgen

Memorial for Lady Sūgen

Largest Grave at Oku-no-in

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Bashō Haiku

Bashō Haiku

Composed at Mt. Kōya

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Toyotomi Family Graves

Toyotomi Family Graves

One of Japan's most powerful warlords

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Mausoleum of Ōgo Shōnin

Mausoleum of Ōgo Shōnin

The Tree-Eating Saint

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Oda Nobunaga

Tomb of Oda Nobunaga

Warlord who tried to destroy Mt. Kōya

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Tamagawaga

Tamagawa River

Sacred Boundary

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Gomadō

Oku-no-in Gomadō

Hall of the Fire Offering

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Gokusho

Gokusho

Offering Hall

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Mizumuke Jizō

Water-Splashing Jizō

For the repose of the dead

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Ajimi Jizō

Ajimi Jizō

Taste-Tester Jizō

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Gobyō-bashi Bridge

Gobyō-bashi Bridge

Bridge to the Sacred Mausoleum

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Miroku Stone

Miroku Stone

Where the Future Buddha will Appear

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Tōrōdō

Lantern Hall

Tending to a Light Eternal

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Gobyō

Gobyō

Resting Place of Kōbō-daishi

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Muenzuka

Muenzuka

Mound of the Forgotten Dead

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Shiroari Kuyōtō

Shiroari Kuyōtō

Termite Memorial

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Northern & Central Area (Nyonindō - Tokugawa Family Mausoleum - Kongō Sammai-in)

Tokugawa Family Mausoleum

Tokugawa-ke Reidai

Tokugawa Mausoleum

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Nyonindō

Nyonindō

Women's Hall

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Kongō Sammai-in

Kongō Sammai-in

Pagoda of Myriad Treasures

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Karukayadō

Karukayadō Temple

Home of a Bittersweet Tale

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