Kumano shrine
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A Kumano shrine is a type of Shinto shrine that enshrines the three Kumano mountains of the Kii Peninsula: Hongū, Shingū, and Nachi There are more than 3,000 Kumano shrines in Japan, and Each of which
A Kumano shrine in Kurashiki, Okayama
Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji
Kumano Kodō
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The Kumano Kodō is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Peninsula, the largest peninsula of Japan. These mountainous trails are used by pilgrims to the "Kumano Sanzan" - the T
Kumano shrine
…the Sōhonsha ("head shrines") of all Kumano shrines and lie between 20 and 40 km from each other. They are connected by the pilgrimage route known as Kumano Kodō (熊野古道). The great Kumano Sanzan complex also includes two Buddhist temples, Seiganto-ji and Fudarakusan-ji. The religious significance of the Kumano…
Gyuba-doji, a statue of the young Emperor Kazan on pilgrimage riding a horse and a cow. The emperor named the area Chikatsuyu.
Nachi Falls in the background of the Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine complex. The pagoda is Seiganto-ji.
Yamabushi on the Omine route.
Gyuoh Hoin talisman from Kumano Hongu Taisha.