Notable Places
Notable places in the Kii Peninsula include :
- Nara, former capital of Japan.
- Mount Koya (or Kōyasan), the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Buddhism.
- Wakayama, former home of the Kii (or Kishu) Tokugawa clan.
- Matsuzaka, now the center of major beef-producing area, former the center of Ise merchants.
- Ise, the location of the Grand Shrine of Ise and center of pearl production.
- Yoshino District, a wild area of heavily forested deep mountains, home of the Southern Imperial Court during the Nanboku-chō period of Japanese history.
- Kumano Region, home of the Kumano Shrines and the Nachi Waterfall. Another name is Muro District.
- Kushimoto, Wakayama, the southernmost point in Honshū.
- Taiji, Wakayama, the birthplace of the Japanese traditional whaling.
The Kii Peninsula is the location of a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
In 2004, UNESCO designated three other locations on the Kii Peninsula as World Heritage Sites. They are:
- Yoshino and Mount Omine, mountainous areas in the north of the peninsula.
- Kumano Shrines, three shrines at the southern tip of the peninsula.
- Mount Koya, the mountain at the west of the peninsula
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