Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv, vi
Reference 1142
UNESCO region Asia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription 2004 (28th Session)

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Kii Peninsula in Japan.

Selection criteria

The locations and paths for this heritage site were based on their historical and modern importance in religious pilgrimages. It was also noted for its fusion of Shinto and Buddhist beliefs, and a well documented history of traditions over 1,200 years. The nature scenery on the Kii peninsula was also taken into consideration, with its many streams, rivers and waterfalls. Technically, independent structures at nominated temples and shrines were nominated for this distinction, and not the entire establishments. Sections of the trails were included for this nomination, but not the full length of their expanses. A total of 242 elements were selected from sites and pilgrimage routes for nomination.

List of sites

Area Cultural asset Type Location Picture
Yoshino and Ōmine Mount Yoshino (吉野山 Yoshino-yama) Mountain Yoshino-chō, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken
Yoshino and Ōmine Yoshino Mikumari Shrine (吉野水分神社 Yoshino-mikumari-jinja) Shinto shrine Yoshino-chō, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken
Yoshino and Ōmine Kimpu Shrine (金峯神社 Kimpu-jinja) Shinto shrine Yoshino-chō, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken
Yoshino and Ōmine Kimpusen-ji (金峯山寺 Kimpusen-ji) Shugendō/Buddhist temple Yoshino-chō, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken
Yoshino and Ōmine Yoshimizu Shrine (吉水神社 Yoshimizu-jinja) Shinto shrine Yoshino-chō, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken
Yoshino and Ōmine Ōminesan-ji (大峯山寺 Ōminesan-ji) Shugendō temple Tenkawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken
Kumano Sanzan Kumano Hongū Taisha (熊野本宮大社 Kumano Hongū Taisha) Shinto shrine Tanabe-shi, Wakayama-ken
Kumano Sanzan Kumano Hayatama Taisha (熊野速玉大社 Kumano Hayatama Taisha) Shinto shrine Shingū-shi, Wakayama-ken;
Kiho-chō, Minamimuro-gun, Mie-ken
Kumano Sanzan Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社 Kumano Nachi Taisha) Shinto shrine Nachikatsuura-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken
Kumano Sanzan Seiganto-ji (青岸渡寺 Seiganto-ji) Tendai Buddhist temple Nachikatsuura-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken
Kumano Sanzan Nachi Falls (那智滝 Nachi no Taki) Waterfall Nachikatsuura-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken
Kumano Sanzan Nachi Primeval Forest (那智原始林 Nachi Genjirin) Forest Nachikatsuura-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken
Kumano Sanzan Fudarakusan-ji (補陀洛山寺 Fudarakusan-ji) Tendai Buddhist temple Nachikatsuura-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken
Kōyasan Niutsuhime Shrine (丹生都比売神社 Niutsuhime-jinja) Shinto shrine Katsuragi-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken
Kōyasan Kongōbu-ji (金剛峯寺 Kongōbu-ji) Shingon Buddhist temple Kōya-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken
Kōyasan Jison-in (慈尊院 Jison-in) Shingon Buddhist temple Kudoyama-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken
Kōyasan Niukanshōfu Shrine (丹生官省符神社 Niukanshōfu-jinja) Shinto shrine Kudoyama-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken
Pilgrimage Routes Ōmine Okugakemichi (大峯奥駈道 Ōmine Okugakemichi) Trail Villages between Nara and Wakayama prefectures
Pilgrimage Routes Kumano Sankeimichi (熊野参詣道)
  • Nakahechi (中辺路), including Kumano River (熊野川)
  • Kohechi (小辺路)
  • Ōhechi (大辺路)
  • Iseji (伊勢路)
 Trail Across Mie and Wakayama prefectures
Pilgrimage Routes Kōyasan chōishi-michi (高野山町石道 Kōyasan Chōishimichi) Trail Villages in Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken

See also

References

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