Sonaezaki Sutra Mounds
備崎経塚
Ancient sutra mounds on a ridge, revealing centuries of mountain worship practices.
What it is
- A sutra mound site, part of a National Historic Site.
- Part of the Kii Mountain Range World Heritage Site.
- First reported in 1990, excavated in 2001-2002.
- Suggests repeated construction of sutra mounds.
What to see
- 39 sutra mounds found during excavations.
- Artifacts include bronze mirrors and sutra containers.
- Ceramic fragments from the 12th to 14th centuries.
- A bronze Yakushi Nyorai statue from the Heian period.
- Views overlooking the former Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine site.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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