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Koya Town
Wakayama Prefecture · Town
Official websiteWakayama Prefecture page
Koya Town centers on Mt. Koya, the sacred place of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, founded on a mountaintop in the Kii Mountains. Kongobu-ji, the head temple, the Konpon Daito pagoda and Okuno-in Temple, with the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi, form the core of the World Heritage "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range," and visitors can stay at shukubo (temple lodgings) and join the morning service.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this town
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Wakayama Prefecture
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