Hinokuma Shrine

Hinokuma Shrine (日前神宮, Hinokuma jingu) and Kunikakasu Shrine (國懸神宮, Kunikakasu jingu) is a Shinto shrine complex in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is officially known simply as nichizengū (日前宮). Its main festival is held annually on September 26. It shares the rank of the Ise Grand Shrine in the shinkai system. It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣大社, kanpei taisha) in the modern system of ranked Shinto shrines. It was also formerly the ichinomiya of Kii Province.

Hinokuma Shrine
Hinokuma Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Location
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°13′41″N 135°12′09″E
Glossary of Shinto

Transportation

The shrine can be reached by Nichizengū Station on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line.[1]

See also

References
  1. "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.


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