The Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range are testimony to the Shinto belief and its fusion into Shinto-Buddhism. The three sacred sites lie in the forests of the Kii Mountains. They have attracted pilgrims since the 11th or 12th century.The included sites consist of:- three main wooden shrines: Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan and Koyasan- three main pilgrimage routes- sacred natural objects (trees, forests, mountains)- stone mausolea and stupas at KoyasanOkuno-in