Mount Kōya - Quiz
Mount Kōya
  • 1. Which railway primarily provides access to Kōya-san?
A) JR West
B) Nankai Electric Railway
C) Hankyu Railway
D) Kintetsu Railway
  • 2. Which station in Osaka serves as the departure point for the train to Kōya-san?
A) Tennoji Station
B) Namba Station
C) Shin-Osaka Station
D) Umeda Station
  • 3. What is the name of the station at the base of the mountain?
A) Gokurakubashi Station
B) Hashimoto Station
C) Koyasan Station
D) Wakayamako Station
  • 4. What does the name 'Gokurakubashi' translate to?
A) Mountain Path
B) Paradise Bridge
C) Heaven Gate
D) Sacred Peak
  • 5. How long does the cable car ride from Gokurakubashi to the top take?
A) Half an hour
B) Ten minutes
C) Fifteen minutes
D) Five minutes
  • 6. How long does the entire trip to Kōya-san take on an express train?
A) About 1 hour
B) About 2.5 hours
C) About 2 hours
D) About 1.5 hours
  • 7. How long does the entire trip to Kōya-san take by a non-express train?
A) 2.5 hours
B) Three hours
C) Two hours
D) 1.5 hours
  • 8. When can local automobile traffic be very heavy?
A) Only at night
B) On weekends
C) During winter months
D) On weekdays
  • 9. When is local automobile traffic lighter?
A) On weekdays
B) In the afternoons
C) During holidays
D) On weekends
  • 10. What function do many Buddhist monasteries on the mountain serve for visitors?
A) They function as hotels
B) They function as souvenir shops
C) They function as museums
D) They function as restaurants
  • 11. What kind of accommodation do the Buddhist monasteries provide?
A) Luxury villas
B) Camping sites
C) Traditional accommodation
D) Modern hotel rooms
  • 12. Which meals are provided with the traditional accommodation at the monasteries?
A) Three full meals
B) An evening meal and breakfast
C) Breakfast and lunch
D) Lunch and dinner
  • 13. What are guests invited to participate in at the monasteries?
A) The morning services
B) Cooking classes
C) The evening meditations
D) Traditional tea ceremonies
  • 14. Where does the non-stop bus to Mount Kōya depart from?
A) Kyoto Station
B) Namba Station
C) Osaka Station
D) Kansai Airport
  • 15. How much does the non-stop bus from Kansai Airport cost for an adult?
A) 2,250 yen
B) 3,000 yen
C) 1,500 yen
D) 2,000 yen
  • 16. Which companies operate the non-stop bus from Kansai Airport?
A) Kansai Airport Transportation and Willer Express
B) Nankai Electric Railway and Daijū Bus
C) Willer Express and Daijū Bus
D) JR Bus and Hankyu Bus
  • 17. What is the name of the bus that runs from Wakayamakō Station to Mount Kōya?
A) Koyasan Marine Liner
B) Paradise Bridge Liner
C) Kansai Airport Express
D) Nankai Mountain Bus
  • 18. Where does the Koyasan Marine Liner bus terminate on Mount Kōya?
A) Okunoin Bus stop
B) Gokurakubashi Station
C) Koyasan Station
D) Namba Station
  • 19. How much does the Koyasan Marine Liner cost for an adult?
A) 2250 yen
B) 1500 yen
C) 2000 yen
D) 2500 yen
  • 20. Which company operates the Koyasan Marine Liner bus?
A) Kansai Airport Transportation
B) Nankai Electric Railway
C) Daijū Bus
D) Willer Express
  • 21. In which prefecture is Mount Kōya located?
A) Osaka Prefecture
B) Tokyo Prefecture
C) Kyoto Prefecture
D) Wakayama Prefecture
  • 22. What is the mountain name (sangō) of Kongōbu-ji Temple?
A) Koya-san-Issan
B) Seigan-ji
C) Danjogaran
D) Mount Kōya
  • 23. Which sect of Buddhism is headquartered at Mount Kōya?
A) Tendai Buddhism
B) Pure Land Buddhism
C) Zen Buddhism
D) Shingon Buddhism
  • 24. Who first settled Mount Kōya in 819?
A) Ieyasu Tokugawa
B) The monk Kūkai
C) Iemitsu Tokugawa
D) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  • 25. Why was the specific location of Mount Kōya selected?
A) It had flat land for farming
B) It is the highest peak in Japan
C) It was near the ocean
D) The terrain resembles a lotus plant
  • 26. How high is the plain where Mount Kōya is located?
A) 1000 meters
B) 500 meters
C) 1200 meters
D) 800 meters
  • 27. Approximately how many sub-temples does Koya feature?
A) 50
B) 365
C) 120
D) 200
  • 28. Mount Kōya is a common starting point for which pilgrimage?
A) Kumano Kodō
B) Shikoku Pilgrimage
C) Nakasendō
D) Bashō Trail
  • 29. What is Kongōbu-ji colloquially known as?
A) Danjogaran
B) Kōyasan-Issan
C) Sannō-dō
D) Konpon Daitō
  • 30. Who originally built the Kongōbu-ji temple?
A) Iemitsu Tokugawa
B) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
C) Kūkai
D) Ieyasu Tokugawa
  • 31. For whose benefit was Kongōbu-ji originally built?
A) His wife
B) His mother
C) His son
D) Himself
  • 32. What was the original name of Kongōbu-ji?
A) Seigan-ji
B) Konpon Daitō
C) Sannō-dō
D) Danjogaran
  • 33. During which era was Kongōbu-ji renamed from its original name?
A) Heian Period
B) Meiji Era
C) Edo Period
D) Kamakura Period
  • 34. What is the name of the assembly hall in front of the shrine dedicated to Shintō gods at Danjō Garan?
A) Daimon
B) Sannō-dō
C) Konpon Daitō
D) Kongōbu-ji
  • 35. What does Konpon Daitō translate to?
A) Grand Gate
B) Basic Great Pagoda
C) Sacred Mausoleum
D) Mountain Temple
  • 36. According to Shingon Buddhist doctrine, what does Konpon Daitō represent?
A) The summit of the Kii Mountain Range
B) The birthplace of Kūkai
C) The gateway to the afterlife
D) The central point of a mandala covering all of Japan
  • 37. What was the Konpon Daitō pagoda built as?
A) A residence for Kūkai
B) A fortress for the Tokugawa shōguns
C) A seminary for esoteric practices of Shingon Buddhism
D) A tomb for Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  • 38. Whose mausoleum is located at Okunoin?
A) Kūkai
B) Iemitsu Tokugawa
C) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
D) Hidetada Tokugawa
  • 39. What surrounds the mausoleum at Okunoin?
A) A university campus
B) A lotus garden
C) The largest graveyard in Japan
D) A deep moat
  • 40. What is the name of the traditional route up Mount Kōya with stone markers?
A) Nakasendō
B) Kōyasan chōishi-michi
C) Shikoku Henro
D) Kōya Sankeimichi
  • 41. What does 'ishi' mean in the context of Kōyasan chōishi-michi?
A) Stone markers
B) Buddhist monks
C) Mountain peaks
D) Shrine gates
  • 42. What distance do the stone markers (chō) represent on the traditional route?
A) 109 meters
B) 200 meters
C) 50 meters
D) 500 meters
  • 43. What is Daimon?
A) The main gate for Mount Kōya
B) The bell tower
C) The university library
D) The main hall of Danjogaran
  • 44. What figures flank each side of Daimon to guard the mountain?
A) Kongō warriors
B) Samurai guards
C) Shintō gods
D) Bronze dragons
  • 45. Who built the Tokugawa Family Tomb?
A) The second shōgun Hidetada Tokugawa
B) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
C) The third shōgun Iemitsu Tokugawa
D) The first shōgun Ieyasu Tokugawa
  • 46. How long did it take to build the Tokugawa Family Tomb?
A) Two years
B) Twenty years
C) Five years
D) Ten years
  • 47. The architecture of the Tokugawa Family Tomb is representative of which period?
A) Heian Period
B) Meiji Era
C) Edo Period
D) Kamakura Period
  • 48. Who is enshrined on the right side of the Tokugawa Family Tomb?
A) Third shōgun Iemitsu
B) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
C) First Edo shōgun Ieyasu
D) Second shōgun Hidetada
  • 49. Who is enshrined on the left side of the Tokugawa Family Tomb?
A) Kūkai
B) Third shōgun Iemitsu
C) Second shōgun Hidetada
D) First shōgun Ieyasu
  • 50. What artifact is housed within the Tokugawa Family Tomb structure?
A) A sacred lotus statue
B) The original bell of Danjogaran
C) Kūkai's walking staff
D) A replica of the Nestorian stele
  • 51. In what year did UNESCO designate Kongōbu-ji as part of a World Heritage Site?
A) 2004
B) 1819
C) 2010
D) 1995
  • 52. What traditional pilgrimage route to Mount Kōya was inscribed as part of the World Heritage Site?
A) Nakasendō trail
B) Kōyasan chōishi-michi
C) Shikoku Henro
D) Kōya Sankeimichi
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