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  • Kishu Toshogu Shrine
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    4.0
    81 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Wakauranishi 2-1-20
    This Gongen-style shrine was built in 1621 by Tokugawa Yorinobu, the first lord of the Kishu domain, to provide protection for the Nankaido road. Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Yorinobu are enshrined here as deities. The shrine is brilliantly decorated with lacquerware and sculptures featuring both the Kano and Tosa styles, and it is called the “Nikko of Kansai.” It has been designated an Important Cultural Property as a representative structure from the early Edo period.

    Its a very pretty shrine with very nice view over the city but you need to walk and climb up hundreds of steps before reaching the top. So please ensure you have at least 40 minutes.

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  • Itakiso-jinja Shrine
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    4.0
    50 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Idakiso 558
    A Shinto shrine dedicated to Isotakeru-no-mikoto. This shrine is ancient and its name in an entry dated 702 in the “Shoku Nihongi” imperial history anthology. The shrine was moved to its current location a three-minute walk south of Idakiso Station on the Kishigawa Line in 713. In addition to the main shrine building, there is also a Miisha Shrine dedicated to gods of water and wells, and a boulder known as the “Monkey Rock” which is said to cure any diseases from the neck up when rubbed; both of these have gained popularity in recent years as mystical “power spots.” The Uzue Festival held here each year on the date of the Little New year attracts many visitors. During the festival, bowls of azuki-gayu rice gruel with azuki beans are handed out and eating this is said to guarantee sound health for an entire year.

    和歌山市内から桃源郷あらかわ地区へ行く途中に立ち寄りましたが、とても立派な神社で見どころも多く楽しめました。

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  • Tamatsushima Shrine
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    4.0
    36 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Wakauranaka 3-4-26
    "Located in Wakaura 3-Chome, Wakayama City. The shrine is counted among the ""Three Great Gurdian Dieties of Waka"" and enshrines the deity Sotootorihime-no-mikoto. It has been offered works of waka (classical Japanese poetry) by many poets since the Heian period. The shrine's grounds and the surrounding region have been designated as a National Site of Scenic Beauty known as Wakanonoura. Every September 16th, the shrine holds the Hamaori Shinji, a ceremony in which a portable shrine is brought down the Kinokawa River from the Niutsuhime Shrine in Amano, Katsuragi Town."

    住吉大社、柿本神社と並び和歌三神の神社の一つで、聖武天皇の和歌山行幸の際の記録に記載がある程古い社とのことです。和歌浦の景色を目の前に山部赤人等昔の歌人が歌を詠んだのがわかるようなロケーションでした。

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  • Kamayama-jinja Shrine
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Wada 438
    A Shinto shrine dedicated to Hikoitsuse-no-mikoto. Visiting this shrine, Hinokuma Jingu Shrine, and Itakiso Jinja is known locally as the “Saigoku Three Shrine Pilgrimage.” The shrine is located a 10-minute walk south from Kamayama Station on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line. The location of the shrine can easily be identified by its large torii gate. The place name “Kamayama” appears in the “Kojiki” and the “Nihon shoki,” two of Japan’s oldest historical records, and it is believed that this is the place where Hikoitsuse-no-mikoto, elder brother to the very first emperor of Japan, Emperor Jinmu, was buried. In fact, a tomb for Hikoitsuse-no-mikoto stands behind the main shrine building; the death of his elder brother is said to have encouraged Emperor Jinmu to journey eastward instead of westward in his expedition to unite the country under his rule. Accordingly, the shrine is said to protect the security of Japan and the peace of and development of the world.

    神武天皇の兄、ヒコイツセを祀る神社です。日前宮、伊太祁曽神社と共にここをお参りすることを西国三社参りというそうです。平安時代には存在が確認できるものの元は小さな村社で、その後大正時代には官幣大社にまでなったというのは唯一の例とのこと、当時の宮家の権力の大きさを感じます。

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  • Shiogama Shrine
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    3.5
    22 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Wakauranaka 3-4-26
    "This Shinto shrine is dedicated to Shiotsuchi-no-Oji, a god of safe childbirth and conception worshipped since ancient times because he helped Yamasachihiko and Toyotamahime to get married and they in turn had a safe childbirth. In Wakayama in the Edo period, people often said ""First is Kishu Toshogu, second is Tamatsushima Island, third is Sagarimatsu, fourth is Shiogama."" The shrine gets its name from the term for the pot used to boil salt in salt fields. The shrine is located in Wakanoura, whose scenic beauty has been well-known since the distant age of the ""Man'yoshu"" poetry anthology, and a monument engraved with a famous poem about the area by Yamabe no Akahito stands on a small hill near the shrine."

    名勝和歌の浦に玉津島神社と並んであります。シオヅチノオジと聞きなれない神様を祀っておりますが、この神様は各地に製塩を広めたと伝わっており、シオガマという神社の名前にもつながっています。岩の窪みに小さな社がありこじんまりとしていますが、海への昔からの感謝の念を感じさせる神社でした。

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  • Kada Kasugajinja
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    3.5
    18 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Kada 1343

    加太駅から徒歩10分ほど。 神武天皇時代(紀元前)に天照大御神を祀ったのが始まり。中世に住吉社を合祀。14世紀初頭に春日三社を合祀して春日神社となる。天正年間(1573-1592年)に現在地に遷座。祭神は天児屋根命、武甕槌大神、経津主大神。拝殿は木造瓦葺きで割拝殿。本殿(国重要文化財)は1596年築で豪華な彫刻が施されているとのことだが、檜皮葺の屋根以外は板塀に囲われていてその姿を見ることはできな...

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  • Sasutahiko Shrine
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    3.5
    12 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Kataokacho 2-9
    "This is the guardian shrine of Wakayama Castle and is located the south of the castle's Okaguchi Gate in the Kataoka district. Known to locals as the ""Oka no Miya,"" the shrine's history extends back over 1,000 years. The shrine is dedicated to Michiomi-no-Mikoto, ancestor god of the Otomo clan, and his grandson Otomo-no-Sadehiko-no-Mikoto. The shrine is also believed to grant worshippers improved fortunes due to its association with Tokugawa Yoshimune, the fifth lord of Kishu Domain, who experienced much success in life, and people from across the country come here seeking better luck. The shrine enshrines the beloved horse of Yoshimune as a sacred horse, and the faithful worship it as a deity providing better fortunes and protection from evil. The Oka no Sato Kofun tomb, estimated to date to around the sixth century, is also located on the shrine's grounds and can be viewed by visitors for free."

    ご祭神は、道臣命、大伴佐氐比古命の式内社で旧県社とのことです。和歌山城の近くなのですがちょっと奥まった場所にあるので、なかなかたどれつけづに、近くを車で何周もぐるぐるさまよってしまいました。よく場所を確認して訪れることをお勧めします。吉宗公拾い親神社として知られています。

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  • Awashima Shrine
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    Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Kada
    "This is the head shrine of the more than 1000 Awashima shrines in Japan. Known for offerings of dolls, it is characterized by the many Japanese dolls that fill the shrine. As the birthplace of doll offerings and the birthplace of the Hinamatsuri Festival, over 300,000 dolls are offered every year. The god of medicine, Sukunahikona no Mikoto, is the shrine deity. In particular, women come for divine help with women's diseases, having children and marriage. ""Hari-Kuyo"" (a service for broken needles) is held on February 8th, ""Nagashi-bina"" (Floating Ceremony of Paper Hina Dolls) on March 3rd, and the ""Amazake Matsuri"" (Sweet Sake Festival) on October 3rd."
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  • Minatofukiage-jinja Shrine (Minatohon Ebisu-jinja Shrine)
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    Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Onomachi 2-1
    This Shinto shrine is approximately eight minutes on foot from Nankai Electric Railway Wakayamashi Station and 16 minutes by car from Wakayama Interchange. It's also a short walk southeast of the Wakayama City Museum. A historic shrine mentioned in the ancient Japanese records of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the grounds feature a monument engraved the origin of the name, “Onominato”, Bravery port. The venue is unusual for Japan in that there are two main shrine buildings honoring two different Shinto gods. It's famous as the place where the Tokaebisu Festival originated, as well as the noshiame sweets thrown during the Ushinoshita Mochinage ceremony on November 23.
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  • Wakaura Tenmangu Shrine
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    4.0
    62 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Wakauranishi 2-chome 1-24

    A place has good air and view. I think people should go once, but only once was enough. The staircases step is very high and tilted, so when you going down, it was quite scary.

  • Wakayama Gokoku Shrine
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    3.0
    8 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Ichibancho 3

    和歌山城内にある護国神社で、ここの前に天守閣に登った際に神社が目についたので来てみました。駅側から裏手になる場所かと思います。護国神社だけあって旧軍関係の碑もいくつかありました。城内の護国神社というよくある組み合わせかなと思いました。

  • Kokorozashimigaku Shrine
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    3.0
    6 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Nakanoshima 677

    山門の屋根の瓦は飛ばされてしまったようで、ビニールシートが、かけられていて、台風の被害を受けたのだろうと思いました

  • Ashimori Shrine Kannonji Temple
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Komakura 343

    車で行きましたが、神社までの道が、かなり狭いです。所々に、道案内の表示があるのですが、近づくにつれて、道が狭くなり、たどり着けるのかと不安になりました。

  • Ya Miya Shrine
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Sekido 1-chome 5-27

    サッカーのマークで有名なヤタガラスを祀っている神社です。入試、就職、スポーツなど勝負の神様だそうです。

  • Hama Miya
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    3.0
    3 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Kemi 1303

    鳥居付近に駐車場が見当たらず、神社に沿って海側に進むと左手に駐車場がありました。境内は、広くはないのですが、天照皇大神が祭られていて驚きました。

  • Iyato Shrine
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Musota 381
  • Uchihara Shrine
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  • Kasuga Shrine
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Matsuenaka 3-chome 1-23
  • Kamiogura Shrine
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Shimomike 508
  • Kinomotohachimangu
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    Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Kinomoto 1234
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Wakayama prefecture unites pilgrims, food lovers, and culture buffs in a tranquil corner of Japan at the base of the Kii Peninsula. The setting for many a Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, Wakayama invites those in search of spirituality from one side of the prefecture to the other, from the 100-plus Buddhist temples of the sacred Mount Koya in the west to the inspiring temples of the Kumano Sanzan set among breathtaking nature in the east. Once the grueling hike is complete, make a beeline for Wakayama city to savor some of the country’s most delicious ramen noodles.

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