Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine
The Niutsuhime Shrine or Nibutsuhime Shrine is a Shinto shrine in located the town of Katsuragi, Ito district, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is one of three shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of Kii Province.Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
- 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.
Niukanshofu-jinja Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niukanshōfu Shrine or Niukanshōbu Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kudoyama, Ito district, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. 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. Niukanshofu-jinja Shrine is situated 780 metres southwest of Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine.
Kami-Kosawa Station
Railway station
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Kami-Kosawa Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Kudoyama, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway. Kami-Kosawa Station is situated 2½ km east of Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine.
Myōji Station
Railway station
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Myōji Station is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Myōji Station is situated 4 km north of Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kudoyama and Mount Koya.
Kudoyama
Photo: Asasa198, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kudoyama is a town of 4,000 people in Wakayama. The town has long been regarded as the gateway to the temples of Mount Koya.
Mount Koya
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Kōya is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka, Japan, primarily known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
Kōya
Town
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Kōya is a town located in Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,812, in 1,575 households. Kōya is situated 8 km southeast of Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine.
Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine
- Categories: Shikinaisha, Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai offerings, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Katsuragi, Ito district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.26308° or 34° 15′ 47″ northLongitude
135.52149° or 135° 31′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8Q6Q7G7C+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 218696255OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata 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”
- “Q705154”
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