和歌山県

Wakayama Prefecture - Wakayama-ken


Wakayama Prefecture is located in the Kansai region of Honshu island. 高野山 (Kōya-san, Mount Kōya) in the Ito District is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. The oldest Japanese style Buddhist temples in Japan are here, and there are sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain Range.