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  • Fujishiro-jinja Shrine
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    4.0
    17 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Kainanshi Fujishiro 466
    This shrine is located in Fujishiro, Kainan City. It is referred to as “the first torii gate of Kumano” since it serves as Kumano’s entrance. This shrine is one of the “Gotai Oji,” which are the most distinguished of the “Kyujukyu Oji” (99 Grand Shrines). The shrine grounds contain a camphor tree that’s over 1,000 years old said to protect children, as well as the remains of the estate said to belong to the first “Suzuki.”

    楠の巨樹が立派でした。 日本で最も多いと言われる鈴木姓の発祥地とされます。鈴木のルーツは神主にあると聞いていましたが、おおむね当たっているよう。藤白のみ坂の入口に鎮座していて、古代万葉の世界へ誘われます。

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  • Nokami Hachimangu Shrine
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Wakayama Kaiso-gun Kiminocho Shobata 625
    This associated shrine of the Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine is located on high ground looking down on the town of Nokami from the Takanonishi Highway that runs along the Makuni River. It is believed that long ago it was the site of a temporary palace used by Empress Jingu for three years during her triumphant return from the Conquest of Korea. Following the introduction of manorialism in the region starting sometime in the 11th century the shrine gained great prominence equaling that of the Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine. However, the shrine would undergo repeated ruin and revival due to factors including attacks by the Negoro-shu (an order of warrior monks) and the separation of Shinto from Buddhism following the Meiji Restoration. The vividly-colored vermillion lacquered main shrine, the hip-and-gable roofed front shrine, and other parts of the shrine have been designated as National Important Cultural Assets. An autumn festival featuring lion dance performances and other attractions is held in mid-October each year.

    道路側から石段を上がって木製の鳥居を潜って行くと正面奥に大きな絵馬が目に入りました。干支に因んだ大きな絵馬には「開運招福」とあり高校生が描いたもの、横には「大願成就」と記された中学生が描いたものの2つが掲げられていました。又、境内の由緒によると本殿や拝殿等々は重要文化財に指定されているようでした。

  • Toukei-jinja Shrine
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    Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe City Toyo 1-1
    This shrine is located in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture and is affectionately referred to as “Gongen-san” due to it being called Tanabe Shrine after the transfer of the deity “Kumano Gongen” here. Kumano Betto Tanzo, said to be Musashibo Benkei’s father, is said to have held a cockfight in front of the main shrine in order to decide which side to support during the Genpei War. He ended up supporting Minamoto and leading the Kumano navy to victory. You’ll find statues of Tanzo and Benkei on the shrine grounds, and treasures such as the pot used to give the infant Benkei his first bath and Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s flute are kept here. Near the start of October, many visit for the “Benkei Festival.”
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  • Tsugizakura Oji Shrine
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    Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Nakahechichounonaka 590-1
    One of the 99 Oji shrines in Kumano, the Tsugizakura Oji is lined with giant cedars estimated to be around 800 years old. From the fact that all eight cedars stretch their branches towards the south, they are called as one, “the cedar of Nonaka.” Near the shrine is also the Nonaka spring water, selected as one of the top 100 springs in Japan.
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  • Takahara Kumano-jinja Shrine
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    Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Nakahechichoutakahara
    Takahara Kumano Shrine is located along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. The god who protects a person from birth to death is called Takahara Oji in the Takahara district, and the colorful shrine building (remodeling completed in February 1998), built in Kasuga style, is positioned between Nezu Oji and Daimon Oji. The camphor trees that encircle the shrine precincts are estimated to be at least 1,000 years old. After the government issued an order to merge Shinto shrines in 1906, about 80 to 90 percent of the Shinto shrines in Kumano were destroyed, but a strong local opposition movement saved this precious remaining shrine. It has been designated a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property. A plaque of the Buddha that is inscribed with the date 1403 is also venerated here along with the Shinto god.
  • Nakagoto Shrine
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    Wakayama Kainan-shi Kuroe 933
    "This shrine is located about a 20-minute walk from JR Kuroe Station. It enshrines the Shinto deities Nagusahiko-no-mikoto, Nagusahime-no-mikoto, and Hachioji-no-mikoto. Since ancient times the entire surrounding area has been referred to as Kuroushigata, meaning ""black cow lagoon."" Legend has it that a black stone shaped like a cow is buried in the lagoon's tidelands. The shrine has even been portrayed in the Manyoshu, the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry. A stone monument bearing a verse from the Manyoshu has been erected on the grounds of the shrine. The ""Kuroushi no Mizu"" that flows from the shrine's springs has been selected as one of the Top 50 Waters of Ki no Kuni. Nate Gembei, the founder of the Nate Shuzo-ten, began making sake with this water starting in the Edo period."
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  • Suga Shrine
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    Wakayama Hidaka-gun Minabecho Nishihonjo 242
    "A 10-minute drive from the Minabe Interchange. This Shinto shrine can be reached from the center of Minabe Town by crossing the bridge over the Minabe River and following the road nouth along the river, then doubling back up the side road near where the river branches. The shrine is believed to have been established to house the spirit of a god transferred here from Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto by an imperial envoy during the time of Emperor Ichijo. The shrine has been visited by many powerful personages, including not just feudal lords but even Tokugawa Yorinobu, son of the great Tokugawa Ieyasu. The shrine's Honden front shrine, built in the Edo period, has been designated an Important Cultural Property by the prefecture. The shrine holds an autumn festival each year on October 8th and 9th which locals call the ""Goryo-san no Aki Matsuri."""
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  • Hiro Hachimangu Shrine
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    Wakayama Arida-gun Hirogawacho Kaminakano 206
    This Hachiman shrine is located in Wakayama Prefecture. Just when it was founded is unclear, but it has served locals as a guardian shrine of safe childbirth since ancient times. Shrine structures such as the wooden, Hinoki cypress shingled Honden front shrine and Wakamiya-sha secondary shrine built in the distant Muromachi period, as well as a tanto short sword in the shrine's possession made by Rai Kunimitsu, have been designated Important Cultural Properties. During the shrine's annual major festival in autumn, a type of traditional music and dance performance called the Shippara Odori is performed for the gods; believed to have originated in the Muromachi period, the ancient dance reenacts the rice farming process from seedling planting to harvesting. The shrine is also famously the place where local man Goryo Hamaguchi lit rice straw on fire to guide local villagers to safety when a huge tsunami was headed for the village after a great earthquake in 1854. Accordingly, the shrine holds a fire festival during which bales of rice straw are lit on fire each year in October.
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  • Uka Department Shrine
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Wakayama Kainan-shi Onoda 779

    海南東インターから紀美野方面に少し行き道標もない三叉路を北上する県道からさらに逸れて細い道を進んだ山懐にあるため、なかなか行きづらい所にある神社で、神武東征に随従せず手打ちにされた豪族の首を祀ったとされることから「おこべさん」と呼ばれる頭の神さんとして親しまれているようだ。

  • Ise Department Kakinomoto Shrine
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
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    Wakayama Kainan-shi Hikata 600

    神主さんにお願いして、奉納された千石船模型を見せていただきました。約３００年前に作られたもので、和歌山県指定の重要文化財とのことで、貴重なものを見ることができました。

  • Chigusa Shrine
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Wakayama Kainan-shi Shikone 1128-1

    あしがみさまとして有名という事でお参りに行きました。お参りを終え帰ろうとしたときに、マラソンを趣味としているようなランナーらしき人が、お参りに来ていました。足の怪我防止、足が早くなるようお祈りしているのかなと思いました。

  • Awashima Shrine
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
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    Wakayama Kainan-shi Shimotsucho Kata 1098

    拝殿の上に「手廻しせねば雨が降る」書かれたものが掲げらていました。どのような意味かなと検索したところ、海南市のカネ一の商号をもつ山本勝之助商店の経営理念や経営信条のようなものとのことでした。

  • Haya Hachiman Shrine
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Wakayama Tanabe-shi Nakahaya 803

    この一帯は平安時代以降、京都の石清水八幡宮の荘園だったらしいが、鎮守社として勧請されて現在は中芳養、上芳養八ケ村区の氏神さんとなっているとのこと。この神社の本殿前には大きな馬の像が一対あり、まるで京都の貴船神社と同じ感じがしました。黒と白の二色の馬も貴船神社と一緒・・・ここの黒い馬は「願馬」、白い馬は「神鳩・神馬」と呼ばれていました。ここの旧参道は馬場となっていて２００ｍ以上も長さがあります。流鏑...

  • Honchosaishoinaridai Shrine
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Aridashi Itogachou Nakaban 329

    熊野古道資料館のよこにある小さな神社。境内には樹齢数百年の大木が三本あるので由緒ある神社です。訪れたときは地元の人がお参りしていました。

  • Tamasudare Shrine
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Kamimisu 46

    金刀比羅神社とか見影神社とも呼ばれているらしい。ここには聞くところによると、刀剣とか絵馬とか絵画とか・・・沢山の文化財を保有している神社とか。見たところ、何でもない普通の社殿みたいだが・・・。境内には奉納相撲のための土俵とか，楠の大木とか印象的な景色もある。

  • Kishu Hourai Hourai Shrine
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    Wakayama Arida-gun Aridagawacho Tazumi 502-1
  • Ogawa Hachiman Shrine
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    Wakayama Kaiso-gun Kiminocho Fukui 1539
  • Yamaji Oji Shrine
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    Wakayama Kainan-shi Shimotsucho Ichitsubo 269
  • Kunitsu Shrine
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    Wakayama Arida-gun Yuasa Machida 3
  • Misaki Shrine
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    Wakayama Hidaka-gun Mihamacho Wada
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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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