Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range' has mentioned 'Japan' in the following places:
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| Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Kii Peninsula in Japan. | WIKI |
| Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains on a peninsula in the southernmost part of mainland Japan, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites xe2x80x93 Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, and Koyasan xe2x80x93 are linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto. | UNESCO |
| Together these sites, the connecting pilgrimage routes, and surrounding forests form a cultural landscape that reflect the fusion of Shintoism, rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in Japan, and Buddhism, which was introduced from China and the Korean Peninsula. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii) :The Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in the Kii Mountains, and their associated rituals, bear exceptional testimony to the development of Japanxe2x80x99s religious culture over more than a thousand years. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv) :xc2xa0The Kii Mountains have become the setting for the creation of unique forms of shrine and temple buildings which have had a profound influence on the building of temples and shrines elsewhere in Japan. | UNESCO |
| These component parts are essential for demonstrating the religious framework of Shintoism (rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in Japan), Buddhism (introduced to Japan from China and the Korean Peninsula), and Shugen-dxc3xb4 (the Shugen sect) which was influenced by the former two faiths. | UNESCO |