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