Yunomine Onsen
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Yunomine Onsen is a hot spring system and resort town in Tanabe, near Hongu Town in southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The Tsuboyu bath is located there, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route through the Yunomine Onsen World Heritage site
Yunomine Onsen
Tsuboyu Bath at Yunomine Onsen
One of many soaking pools
Kumano Hongū Taisha
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Kumano Hongū Taisha is a Shinto shrine in Tanabe in Wakayama, Japan. It is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan in the World Heritage Site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Rang
Yunomine Onsen
…years ago. For over 1000 years, people have made pilgrimage to the onsen to participate in hot spring water purification rituals to prepare for visiting Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine to worship. The UNESCO inscribed Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route passes through the onsen town. It's located in a narrow, deep valley in the Kumano…
Torii of Kumano Hongu Taisha with a flag representing Yatagarasu
Otorii
Hongu Taisha main temple
Hongu Taisha rooftop