The 10 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Ito-gun, Kinki

November 9, 2021 Velvet Champine

Discover the best top things to do in Ito-gun, Japan including Koyasan Okunoin, Nishirin-ji Temple, Kongobu-ji Temple, Koyasan Danjo Garan, Kongosanmaiin, Aritoshi Shrine, Niusakadono Shrine, Niutsuhime Shrine, Kumagai-ji Temple, Torodo Temple.
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1. Koyasan Okunoin

550 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2011 http://www.koyasan.or.jp/tazuneru/sights/okunoin.html
Excellent
79%
Good
19%
Satisfactory
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5.0 based on 1,261 reviews

Koyasan Okunoin

Reviewed By ggm96822 - Honolulu, United States

A place to let your soul re-awaken. Having last stayed in a monastery here 19 years ago, before it was added to the World Heritage list, I was apprehensive about returning, having heard of busloads of noisy tourists overunning everything, but it defies defilement; one of the world's truly sacred spaces. Early morning and dusk are the best time to visit, early there are monks chanting, at dusk as the shadows fall the 200,000 tombs of the cedar forest begin to stir quietly.

2. Nishirin-ji Temple

2 Kane, Kudoyama-cho, Ito-gun 648-0111 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-54-2447
Excellent
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Nishirin-ji Temple

3. Kongobu-ji Temple

132 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2011 http://www.koyasan.or.jp/kongobuji
Excellent
54%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
7%
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1%
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4.5 based on 504 reviews

Kongobu-ji Temple

Reviewed By AB_Stb_OZ - Oud-Zuilen, The Netherlands

Kongobu-ji temple is the center of the Shogun Buddhist community. There are many temples and subtemples and there is an interesting (huge) Zen Garden. Staff is highly accomodating to visitors.

4. Koyasan Danjo Garan

Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2011 http://www.koyasan.or.jp/meguru/sights.html
Excellent
63%
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4.5 based on 374 reviews

Koyasan Danjo Garan

Reviewed By ggm96822 - Honolulu, United States

This is the spot where Kobo Daishi found the vajra he had hurled to determine where to build a monastery, 1200 years ago. Around twenty beautiful temples and pagodas, including the bright vermillion "great pagoda," Konpon Daito, rebuilt in the 1930s and kept freshly painted. Early in the morning, there are monks chanting in the Kondo (the main pavilion) and the 'no entry' apparently only applies to tour groups, a monk nodded me in without any objection.

5. Kongosanmaiin

425 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-3838 http://www.kongosanmaiin.or.jp/
Excellent
49%
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18%
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4.5 based on 45 reviews

Kongosanmaiin

6. Aritoshi Shrine

790 Higashishibuta, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun 649-7151 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-22-3400
Excellent
50%
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4.5 based on 4 reviews

Aritoshi Shrine

7. Niusakadono Shrine

631 Mitani, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun 649-7133 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-22-3146
Excellent
67%
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33%
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Niusakadono Shrine

8. Niutsuhime Shrine

230 Kamitenno, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun 649-7141 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-26-0102 http://niutsuhime.or.jp/
Excellent
51%
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4.5 based on 61 reviews

Niutsuhime Shrine

9. Kumagai-ji Temple

501 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2119 [email protected] http://www.kumagaiji.jp/jp/index.html
Excellent
48%
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48%
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4.5 based on 25 reviews

Kumagai-ji Temple

10. Torodo Temple

550 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211 Wakayama Prefecture +81 736-56-2011
Excellent
66%
Good
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4.5 based on 41 reviews

Torodo Temple

Reviewed By AB_Stb_OZ - Oud-Zuilen, The Netherlands

This temple is just in front of the mausoleum of Kobe Daishi Kukai ( the founder of Shogun Buddhism in Japan. It is a place of peace and inspiration, particularly during the morning chanting of the monks at 5am.

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