Ōmine Okugakemichi
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The Ōmine Okugakemichi (大峯奥駈道, lit. “deep inner path of the grand peaks”) is a pilgrimage route on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan. It begins in Yanagi-no-shuku, a former ferry station on the Yoshino River in Nara prefecture, leads through the 1200-1900 meter Ōmine mountain region of Yoshino and Kumano in Wakayama Prefecture and ends after about 170 kilometers at the Kumano Hongū Taisha.
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大峯奥駈道 | |
Location | Yoshino, Nara to Shingū, Wakayama, Japan |
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Region | Kansai region |
Type | Pilgrimage route |
History | |
Founded | early 7th century AD |
Periods | Asuka period |
Site notes | |
Public access | Yes |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, iv, vi |
Designated | 2004 |
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