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