Kumano Hongū Taisha

Kumano Hongū Taisha is a Shinto shrine in in , 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".
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kumano Hongū Grand Shrine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yunomine Onsen Public Bath and Tōkō-ji.

Hot spring
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Yunomine Onsen is a hot spring system and resort town in , near Hongu Town in southern , Japan. The Tsuboyu bath is located there, a UNESCO World Heritage site. is situated 2 km southwest of Kumano Hongū Taisha.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2 km southwest of Kumano Hongū Taisha.

Wayside shrine
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is a wayside shrine, which is situated 2 km southwest of Kumano Hongū Taisha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hongu and Kumanogawacho.

Photo: Douglaspperkins, CC BY 4.0.
is a mountain village in Prefecture. It belongs to the city of but is 60 km distant from the city center, so it is covered here as a separate destination.

Locality
Kumanogawa was an exclave town that belongs to , , , but was located on the border between and prefectures. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 1,972 and a density of 11.24 persons per km2. is situated 10 km southeast of Kumano Hongū Taisha.

Kumano Hongū Taisha

Latitude
33.8404° or 33° 50′ 25″ north
Longitude
135.77367° or 135° 46′ 25″ east
Inception
1891
Open location code
8Q5QRQRF+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 797748245
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q705035
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Kumano Hongū Taisha” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “熊野本宫大社”
  • Chinese: “熊野本宮大社”
  • Czech: “Svatyně Kumano Hongú”
  • Dutch: “Kumano Hongu Taisha”
  • French: “grand sanctuaire Hongū de Kumano”
  • French: “Hongu-taisha”
  • French: “Kumano Hongū taicha”
  • French: “Kumano Hongū-taisha”
  • French: “Kumano-Taisha”
  • German: “Hongu-Taisha”
  • German: “Hongū-taisha”
  • German: “Kumano Hongu Taisha”
  • German: “Kumano Hongu-Taisha”
  • German: “Kumano Hongū-Taisha”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Agung Kumano Hongu”
  • Italian: “Kumano Hongū Taisha”
  • Japanese: “Kumano hongū-taisha”
  • Japanese: “くまのほんぐうたいしゃ”
  • Japanese: “熊野坐神社”
  • Japanese: “熊野本宮”
  • Japanese: “熊野本宮大社”
  • Japanese: “熊野本宮社”
  • Latin: “Kumano Hongū taisha”
  • Latin: “Kumano Hongū Taisha”
  • Persian: “کومانو هونگو تایشا”
  • Russian: “Кумано хонгу тайся”
  • Russian: “Кумано-Хонгу-тайся”
  • Russian: “Хонгу-тайся”
  • Russian: “Хонгу”
  • Spanish: “Kumano Hongū Taisha”
  • Spanish: “Kumano Hongū-taisha”
  • Turkish: “Kumano Hongū Taisha”
  • “Q705035”

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