Hinokuma Shrine
building in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Hinokuma Shrine (also known as Hinokuma Jingu) and Kunikakasu Shrine (also known as Kunikakasu Jingu) are a Shinto shrine complex in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is officially referred to as "Nichizengu." Its main festival is celebrated annually on September 26. The shrine holds the same rank as the Ise Grand Shrine in the shinkai system. It was previously classified as an imperial shrine of the first rank (kanpei taisha) in the modern system of ranked Shinto shrines and was also the ichinomiya of Kii Province.
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Affiliation | Shinto |
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Geographic coordinates | 34°13′41″N 135°12′09″E / 34.22797°N 135.20247°E |
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Transportation
changeThe Nichizengū Shrine can be accessed by taking the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line and getting off at Nichizengū Station..[1]
Sources
change- ↑ "人の手を借りる、たま駅長 貴志駅(和歌山県、和歌山電鉄貴志川線)" (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2020.