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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range 紀伊山地の霊場と参詣道

Inscribed 2004CulturalWakayama, Nara, Mie

Three sacred mountain areas — Yoshino/Omine, the Kumano shrines and Koyasan — linked by pilgrimage routes through the forested Kii Peninsula. Shinto and Buddhist traditions have intertwined here for over 1,200 years, and the routes, lined with stone markers and cedar trees, are still walked today.

Component parts of Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

The inscription is made up of 22 component parts. Open one for its location, coordinates and details.

• Mount Yoshino 吉野山
  Nara
• Yoshino Mikumari Shrine 吉野水分神社
  Nara
• Kinpu Shrine 金峯神社
  Nara
• Kimpusen-ji Temple 金峯山寺
  Nara
• Yoshimizu Shrine 吉水神社
  Nara
• Ōminesan-ji Temple 大峯山寺
  Nara
• Kumano Hongū Taisha 熊野本宮大社
  Wakayama
• Kumano Hayatama Taisha 熊野速玉大社
  Wakayama
• Kumano Nachi Taisha 熊野那智大社
  Wakayama
• Seiganto-ji Temple 青岸渡寺
  Wakayama
• Nachi Falls 那智滝
  Wakayama
• Nachi Primeval Forest 那智原始林
  Wakayama
• Fudarakusan-ji Temple 補陀洛山寺
  Wakayama
• Niutsuhime Shrine 丹生都比売神社
  Wakayama
• Kongōbu-ji Temple 金剛峯寺
  Wakayama
• Jison-in Temple 慈尊院
  Wakayama
• Niukanshōfu Shrine 丹生官省符神社
  Wakayama
• Ōmine Okugakemichi 大峯奥駈道
  Wakayama
• Nakahechi 中辺路
  Wakayama
• Ōhechi 大辺路
  Wakayama
• Iseji 伊勢路
  Mie
• Kōyasan chōishi-michi 高野山町石道
  Wakayama

Planning a visit

Opening hours, admission and the best access routes are managed by each site's local operators and change over time. Start with the official UNESCO listing and the local official tourism pages linked from Wikipedia below, and check the current information before you go.

Read more

• UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
• Wikipedia (English): Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
• Wikipedia (Japanese): 紀伊山地の霊場と参詣道
• Wikidata: Q611345

Basic data from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Wikidata (CC0).