Kii Peninsula

Kii Peninsula
Kii Peninsula
Peninsula
	Coordinates: 34°18′10″N 135°57′18″E / 34.30278°N 135.95500°E
Location	Kansai Region: Wakayama Prefecture; Mie Prefecture; Osaka Prefecture; Nara Prefecture;
Rivers	Kinokawa River, Kushida River

The Kii Peninsula (Japanese: 紀伊半島, Hepburn: Kii Hantō) is the largest peninsula on the island of Honshū in Japan and is located within the Kansai region.^[1] It is named after the ancient Kii Province. The peninsula has long been a sacred place in Buddhism, Shinto, and Shugendo, and many people would visit from all over Japan as part of the Kumano religious practices.

^ "Kii Peninsula" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-25.

[1] "Kii Peninsula" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-25.

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