
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range | |
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a World Heritage (Cultural heritage) registered for the three sacred sites and pilgrimage routes (Kumano-kodo Road, Omine Okugake-michi Road, Koyasan Choishi-michi Road) in Kii Mountain Range straddling Wakayama, Nara, Mie Prefectures. The monuments and sites form cultural scenery in Kii Mountain Range, are of Shinto Buddhism. It illustrates the interaction and development of religious culture in the east Asia. The shrines and Buddhist temples in Kii Mountain Range, together with their associated religious rites, are regarded as particularly excellent evidence on the development of Japanese religious culture over 1000 years. The Kii Mountain Range served as a foundation to create shrine and temple architecture with a unique style, and they significantly influenced shrine and temple architecture out of Kii Mountain Range in Japan. The forest scenery of Kii Mountain Range reflect the tradition of sacred peak which has been continuously and extraordinarily recorded over the past 1,200 years. |
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Issued Country | Japan |
Issued Year | 2007 |
Category | World Heritage |
Type | Commemorative/Special Stamps |