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Kamikura Shrine
Alena EckelmannKamikura Shrine is described as one of the oldest sacred places in the Kumano area, even pre-dating Hayatama Taisha, the Kumano Sanzan’s third Grand 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 stone steps, some as steep as 45 degrees. Facing east makes the shrine a good place for watching the sunrise. Every year on February 6 the Oto matsuri, a fire festival, is held where they run from the top to the bottom of the hill in the dark.
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Kamikura Shrine is described as one of the oldest sacred places in the Kumano area, even pre-dating Hayatama Taisha, the Kumano Sanzan’s third Grand Shrine.
Kamikura-jinja is an unusual shrine located in Shingu, Wakayama
Kuil Kamikura digambarkan sebagai salah satu tempat tertua paling suci di area Kumano, bahkan mendahului Hayatama Taisha, kuil besar ketiga Kumano Sanzan
Holy Rock Gotobiki Iwa, Shingu, is huge and awesome!
หินศักดิ์สิทธ์โกะโทะบิกิ อิวะ (Gotobiki Iwa) แห่งชินกุ ใหญ่โตมหึมาและสวยมาก
L'impressionnant rocher sacré Gotobiki Iwa dans la ville de Shingû.
Hòn đá thiêng liêng Gotobiki Iwa, Shingu rất lớn và tuyệt vời!
Chikatsuyu-oji is a small village located in a mountain basin about halfway between Takijiri-oji and the Hongu Taisha. Soak your tired legs in onsen water and enjoy the hospitality of the locals at the local hotel.
Tourists visiting Shingu can enjoy a multitude of delicious food options, from organic Japanese to tasty Italian, in a variety of friendly establishments.
Tensui offers delicious and reasonable meals in a lovely 'wa-modern' environment in the city of Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, which is famous for its Kumano-kaido related World Heritage sites.
The Tanabe area has the most ume (Japanese plum) orchards in Japan. Many farmers and companies here produce ume foods, such as umeboshi and umeshu, and there are many showrooms were you can sample some freely, and shop for ume souvenirs.
Kumano Hayatama Taisha is a Shinto shrine in Shingu, Wakayama. It is located at the mouth of the Kumano-gawa River, where the water flows from the heights of the Kii Mountains into the vastness of the Pacific Ocean. The Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine was included in the UNESCO list of "Holy Places and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountains" as part of the Kumano Sanzan. Together with the other two shrines, Hongu Taisha and Nachi Taisha, Hayatama Taisha occupies an important place in Japanese mythology. Religious artifacts that date back to the 3rd century testify that the area has been a place of worship for much longer. In fact, a Shinto creation myth claims that three Kami (Shinto deities) descended to earth on a rock not far from the shrine.
For over 1,000 years, Japanese people from all walks of life, including retired emperors and aristocrats, have made the arduous pilgrimage of Wakayama. The Kumano Kodo is a network of ancient pilgrimage routes that traverse the Kii Peninsula in southern Wakayama Prefecture. These sacred paths have become Created to serve as pilgrimage routes to enter the sacred Kumano Sanzan area, which includes the three great shrines of Kumano Hongū Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha and Kumano Hayatama Taisha. In July 2004, the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes were established as part of the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There are 4 main routes in total: The Nakahechi Route is the most popular route. From the 10th century onwards, the Nakahechi route was used extensively by the imperial family on pilgrimages from Kyoto. The Kohechi route connects the Buddhist temple complex of Koyasan and Kumano-Sanzan. Hikers should be well prepared if they want to take this route. The Ohechi Route offers picturesque views over the Pacific, while the Iseji Route features a variety of mountain passes, bamboo forests, terraced rice fields and beaches.
Kamikura Shrine is described as one of the oldest sacred places in the Kumano area, even pre-dating Hayatama Taisha, the Kumano Sanzan’s third Grand Shrine.