Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine

The Niutsuhime Shrine or Nibutsuhime Shrine is a Shinto shrine in located the town of , , , . The shrine is one of three shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of Kii Province.
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  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Katsuragi, Ito district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Amano Taisha”, “Amano Yonsho Myōjin”, “Kii Ichinomiya”, and “Niutsuhime Shrine”
  • Address: かつらぎ町, 和歌山県 649-7141

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Niukanshofu-jinja Shrine and Kami-Kosawa Station.

Shinto shrine
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Niukanshōfu Shrine or Niukanshōbu Shrine is a Shinto shrine in , , , . In 2004, it was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. is situated 780 metres southwest of Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station in the town of Kudoyama, , , , operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway. is situated 2½ km east of Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station in located in the town of , , , operated by West Japan Railway Company. is situated 4 km north of Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kudoyama and Mount Koya.

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is a town of 4,000 people in . The town has long been regarded as the gateway to the temples of Mount Koya.

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Mount Kōya is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the south of , , primarily known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.

Town
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is a town located in , , Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,812, in 1,575 households. is situated 8 km southeast of Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine.

Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine

Latitude
34.26308° or 34° 15′ 47″ north
Longitude
135.52149° or 135° 31′ 17″ east
Open location code
8Q6Q7G7C+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218696255
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q705154
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Niutsuhime santutegia”
  • Chinese: “丹生都比卖神社”
  • Chinese: “丹生都比賣神社”
  • Czech: “Svatyně Niucuhime”
  • Dutch: “Niutsuhime Shrine”
  • Dutch: “Niutsuhime-schrijn”
  • French: “Niutsuhime-jinja”
  • French: “Sanctuaire Niutsuhime”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Niutsuhime”
  • Italian: “Santuario Niutsuhime”
  • Japanese: “Niutsuhime-jinja”
  • Japanese: “にうつひめじんじゃ、にふつひめじんじゃ”
  • Japanese: “丹生都比売神社”
  • Japanese: “丹生都比女神社”
  • Japanese: “丹生都比賣神社”
  • Japanese: “天野四所明神”
  • Japanese: “天野大社”
  • Japanese: “紀伊国一宮”
  • Persian: “معبد نیوتسوهیمه”
  • Turkish: “Niutsuhime Tapınağı”

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Highlights include 佐波神社 and 曽和池.

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