On July 7, 2004, the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, including the various “cultural landscapes” that surround them, were registered in the World Heritage List in recognition of their unique importance in the history of religious culture in Japan.
Note: Photographs shown on this website are made available through the kind permission of the government of Wakayama Prefecture.
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