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Danjo Garan

Wakayama · Ito - Mount Koya · Nature & Scenery

Japanese name: 壇上伽藍

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WHAT TO DODanjo Garan

The first zone laid out when Mount Koya was founded, with the Konpon Daito and the golden hall side by side.

WHEREWakayama

Ito - Mount Koya

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The first zone laid out when Mount Koya was founded, with the Konpon Daito and the golden hall side by side.

About this place

The first place Kukai (Kobo Daishi) worked on when he opened Mt. Koya, in Koyasan, Koya. He built it with his disciples in 817, and it took a decade or more, up to 20 years, to complete. It is the center of faith as a place associated with Kobo Daishi.

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