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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Mie, Nara and Wakayama Prefectures
11.216.75 km
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Mie, Nara and Wakayama Prefectures
Identifier 1142
states jp
category cultural
criteria (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Title sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the kii mountain range
latitude 33.8369445801
longitude 135.7763824463
location mie, nara and wakayama prefectures
Region asia and the pacific
year 2004
unique number 2183
description set in the dense forests of the kii mountains overlooking the pacific ocean, three sacred sites – yoshino and omine, kumano sanzan, koyasan – linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of nara and kyoto, reflect the fusion of shinto, rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in japan, and buddhism, which was introduced from china and the korean peninsula. the sites (506.4 ha) and their surrounding forest landscape reflect a persistent and extraordinarily well-documented tradition of sacred mountains over 1,200 years. the area, with its abundance of streams, rivers and waterfalls, is still part of the living culture of japan and is much visited for ritual purposes and hiking, with up to 15 million visitors annually. each of the three sites contains shrines, some of which were founded as early as the 9th century.
justification criterion (ii): the monuments and sites that form the cultural landscape of the kii mountains are a unique fusion between shintoism and buddhism that illustrates the interchange and development of religious cultures in east asia. criterion (iii): the shinto shrines and buddhist temples in the kii mountains, and their associated rituals, bear exceptional testimony to the development of japan’s religious culture over more than a thousand years. criterion (iv): the kii mountains have become the setting for the creation of unique forms of shrine and temple buildings which have had a profound influence on the building of temples and shrines elsewhere in japan. criterion (vi): together, the sites and the forest landscape of the kii mountains reflect a persistent and extraordinarily well-documented tradition of sacred mountains over the past 1200 years.
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8.42 M
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Japan
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33,83 ° × 135,77 °
33 ° 50 ′ 13 ″ N × 135 ° 47 ′ 35 ″ E 		11.216.75 km
17 ° N>NE
Japan, Wakayama Prefecture, Tanabe
Pacifiс Ocean / Japan / Japanese archipelago / Honshu Island / Kansai Region / Wakayama Prefecture / Tanabe
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