Kumano Hongu Heritage Center

Kumano Hongu Heritage Center is a museum in Tanabe, Wakayama. Kumano Hongu Heritage Center is situated nearby to the tourism office Kumano Hongu Heritage Centre, as well as near the swimming pool 本宮町民プール.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kumano Hongū Taisha and Yunomine Onsen Public Bath.

Kumano Hongū Taisha

Shinto shrine

Photo: Douglaspperkins, CC BY 4.0.

Kumano Hongū Taisha is a Shinto shrine in Tanabe in Wakayama, Japan. It is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan in the World Heritage Site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". Kumano Hongū Taisha is situated 300 metres northwest of Kumano Hongu Heritage Center.

Yunomine Onsen Public Bath

Hot spring

Photo: Nekosuki, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yunomine Onsen is a hot spring system and resort town in Tanabe, near Hongu Town in southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The Tsuboyu bath is located there, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Yunomine Onsen Public Bath is situated 2 km southwest of Kumano Hongu Heritage Center.

Tōkō-ji

Buddhist temple

Photo: Bittercup, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tōkō-ji is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2 km southwest of Kumano Hongu Heritage Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hongu and Kumanogawacho.

Hongu

Photo: Douglaspperkins, CC BY 4.0.

Hongu is a mountain village in Wakayama Prefecture. It belongs to the city of Tanabe but is 60 km distant from the city center, so it is covered here as a separate destination.

Kumanogawacho

Locality

Kumanogawa was an exclave town that belongs to Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan, but was located on the border between Mie and Nara prefectures. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 1,972 and a density of 11.24 persons per km2. Kumanogawacho is situated 10 km east of Kumano Hongu Heritage Center.

Kumano Hongu Heritage Center

Type: Museum
Also known as: “世界遺産熊野本宮館”
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Tanabe, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.83829° or 33° 50′ 18″ north

Longitude

135.77563° or 135° 46′ 32″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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In Other Languages

“Kumano Hongu Heritage Center” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Centro de Patrimonio Kumano Hongu”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kumano Hongu Heritage Centre and 本宮町民プール.

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