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Koyasan Nyonindo and Nyoninmichi(高野山 女人堂と女人道)

こうやさんにょにんどう Nyonindo and the Women's Path

Koyasan Nyonindo and Nyoninmichi(高野山 女人堂と女人道)

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While women were barred, halls stood at the seven boundary gates, and women walked the path that joined them.

TypeArchitecture
GenreArchitecture / Outdoor art / Land art
City / townKoya
Founded / openedEdo period
Area in the prefectureKoya

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Where is Nyonindo and the Women's Path?
It is in Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Nyonindo and the Women's Path?
While women were barred, halls stood at the seven boundary gates, and women walked the path that joined them. The focus is architecture, land art.
When was Nyonindo and the Women's Path established?
It dates from the Edo period.

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