Kumano River Boat Tour - Shingu City
When visiting Shingu City, one must look into the ancient transportation of one of the most revered sites in the Wakayama Area
The Kumano River is a dominate landmark in the Kumano region running from North to South down the center of the Kii Peninsula. It served as a vital transportation link for the communities in the mountains and pilgrims past. Traditionally pilgrims travelled by boat from Kumano Hongu Taisha to Kumano Hayatama Taisha at the mouth of the river.
This sacred waterway is also considered an object of worship. Because of its spiritual aspects and use as part of the Nakahechi section of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, it was included as UNESCO World Heritage in the property Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountains Range.
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Wakayama Shingu City Oto Matsuri | JAPAN Forward
A team of roughly 2,000 men (referred to as noboriko) clad in white and sporting straw rope wrapped around their waists light pentagonal shaped torches with sacred fire in prayer for a good harvest and family safety. The view that unfolds as the men charge down from the shrine with torches in hand is as the lyrics of the Shingu-setsu song describe, like a flaming waterfall and winding fiery dragon. The festival is known as one of the most lively fire festivals in Japan. On the day of the festival, women are prohibited from the Kamikura-jinja Shrine grounds, but are able to watch the festivities from the path leading to the shrine.
Location
Kamikura-jinja Shrine
Address
1-13-8 Kamikura, Shingu City
新宮市神倉1-13-8
Access 15-minute walk from JR Shingu Station
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Kumano Hayatama Taisha （熊野速玉大社）Grand Shrine, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture
Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine（熊野速玉大社） is located in Shingu City （新宮市), Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県）and is about fifteen minute walk from the JR Shingu Station （JR新宮駅）.
Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine belongs to Kumano Sanzen, three Grand Shrines of Kii Peninsula and is part of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage （熊野古道）.
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Also thanks to the cooperation of many people I was able to make it. The work follows Episode 2.
これは日本の聖地と呼ばれる場所、熊野へのバーチャルな参詣の旅体験です。熊野古道は古来の日本人が信仰した熊野へと通じる道であり、1000年以上の昔より、参詣のために通られた道です。日本人が受け継ぐ自然信仰の心を感じてください。熊野地域は日本の近畿地方の南側に位置する紀伊半島にあります。その信仰の対象は紀伊山地の中心から太平洋側にかけての広範囲に渡ります。このVR映像体験で見ることができるのはそのほんの一部に過ぎません。これを体験した人が実際に熊野に訪れてみたくなれば、私達は嬉しく思います。そして、このこの作品はSHINRYOKUプロジェクトのコンセプト作品でもあります。この作品を仕上げるのには、とても多くの時間と努力が必要でした。また多くの人の協力のおかげで作り上げることができました。この場を借りて感謝します。作品はEpisode２に続きます。
Journey to Nachi Katsura Shingu from Wakayama City
Από το ΚΠΙΣΝ και τα γλυπτά του Ιάπωνα γλύπτη Susumu Shingu σε κίνηση.
I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator ( το ΚΠΙΣΝ και τα γλυπτά του Ιάπωνα γλύπτη Susumu Shingu σε κίνηση.
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The Kii Peninsula points south away from Kyoto and Osaka and is one of the most remote and mystical areas of Japan, despite its proximity to these great cities. Long a place of pilgrimage, the Kii Peninsula is the site of the three Grand Shrines of Kumano (Kumano Sanzan).
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Kumano Hayatama Taisha ( 熊野速玉大社 )
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Kumano Hayatama Taisha is one of the Kumano Sanzan shrines, and the head shrine of the many thousands of Kumano shrines throughout the country. The highlights include massive nagi evergreen trees and sacred National Treasures. We recommend visiting Kamikura Jinja, which is a detached precinct of the main temple and is located on a steep cliff.
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Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano | Japan Travel Guide
Kumano Hongu Taisha ( 熊野本宮大社 )
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Kumano Hongu Taisha is a gracious shrine with hinoki bark thatching. The shrine possesses the largest torii gate in Japan. Also, located near the shrine is a hot springs area listed as a World Heritage site and a river hot springs bath which is one of Japan’s largest open-air baths.
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Japan Travel: Usui Pass Observation Platform and Kumano Kotai Shrine, Nagano 57
Japan Travel: On the Border of Nagano and Gunma: Usui Pass Observation Platform and Kumano Kotai Shrine, Nagano 57
Karuizawa (軽井沢) is an upscale mountain resort located at the foot of the active volcano Mount Asama in Nagano Prefecture. The resort is located at an altitude of roughly 1000 meters. Therefore, many visitors come to the town to escape from the summer heat. Karuizawa was actually first discovered in the late 1800s by Western residents of Japan. A popular international resort, today, many wealthy urbanites own a second home there. And with the Nagano Shinkansen, visitor can arrive at Karuizawa from Tokyo in a little over than an hour.
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Four kilometers northeast of the Kyu-Karuizawa town center is the Usui Pass Observation Platform (碓氷峠見晴台). This observation platform is located on the border of Gunma and Nagano Prefectures. Visitor will be greeted with beautiful views over the mountains of Gunma Prefecture on one side with Mount Asama on the other side.
Near the Usui Pass Observation Platform is the Kumano Kotai Shrine (熊野皇大神社). This shrine is also on the border of Gunma and Nagano as well. There are three halls at the shrine. The main hall (hongu) is on top of the border with the Nachi hall on the left being on the Nagano side. The Shingu Hall, located on the right, is on the Gunma side. The Kumano Kotai Shrine is a branch shrine of the Kumano Sanzan shrines on the Kii Peninsula.
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Kumano Sanzan-Hongu Taisha in the Spring. A quiet tour through the grounds of Hongu shrine in Hongu, Tanabe, in Wakayama Ken, Japan. The tour takes you up the stone steps to the main shrine where yatagarasu images are ubiquitous. Then into the inner shrine to watch people in prayer. After that down to the carp pond and off to Oyunohara, the original Hongu Shrine. This is one of the most famous Shinto Jinja in Japanese history.
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