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Kumano Hongu-taisha
熊野本宮大社

  • Shrines

There are many Kumano Shrines all over the country  and this one is the head temple.

the shrine itself is relatively new as a rebuilt building,

but all the approach to a shrine spreading out from the biggest Torii in Japan

make in the atmosphere of the shrine in the forest.

Access and Getting Around

By train and bus

2 hours 15 minutes from Shin Osaka to Kii-tanabe Station by the Kisei Line with 1 train per hour,

then to Hongu-taisha for an hour by bus with 7 buses per day.

3 hours 30 minutes from Nagoya Station to Shin-gu Station by the Kisei Line with 6 trains per day,

then to Hongu-taisha for an hour 20 minutes by bus with 9 buses per day.

By car

3 hours from Osaka Station, 3 hours 30 minutes from Nagoya Station. 2 hours 40 minutes from Ise Shrine.

熊野本宮大社 (2)

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