11 Culture Shingu's Jofuku Memorial Park Allison Morris If you’re visiting Shingu – especially via train – there’s no excuse to not stop by Jofuku Park as it’s across the street fro...
Culture Tanabe Festival 2024 Virginia Gonzalez The Tanabe Festival takes place every year on the 24th and 25th of July in Tanabe City. During the festivities various proce...
Culture Kumano Hongu Heritage Center Virginia Gonzalez The Kumano Hongu Heritage Center is an information center about the Kumano pilgrimage routes.
12 Culture Saito Goma Fire Ceremony in Hongu Alena Eckelmann Yamabushi perform a fire ceremony at the Kumano Hongu Taisha Spring Festival in April each year
Culture Mt. Koya and the Great Teacher Alena Eckelmann Follow Buddhist pilgrims to Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum on Mt. Koya for a breeze of enlightenment
Culture Hongu Taisha Spring Festival 2025 Alena Eckelmann Festivals to honor the Kumano Deities and the tradition of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage are an inherent part of the annual cale...
Culture Introduction to Koyasan Aries Lucea A trip to Mt. Koya or Koyasan is an experience of a preserved culture of faith and beauty of Shingo Budhism.
Culture Kumano Hongu Taisha The Kumano Hongū Taisha is a Shinto shrine in Tanabe, Wakayama, and is located deep in the mountains of the Kii Peninsula. As...
Culture Kumano Hayatama Taisha Kumano Hayatama Taisha is a Shinto shrine in Shingu, Wakayama. It is located at the mouth of the Kumano-gawa River, where the...
Culture Kamikura Shrine Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社, Kamikura Jinja) is related to the Hayatama Taisha Shrine and can be found on top of a hill of 538 ...
