Contemplating…
Location
Coastal grand shrine at Shingū — one of the three Kumano Sanzan destinations.
Often reached by river from Hongū in classical itineraries; closes the Kumano triangle with Nachi and Hongū.
Pilgrimage circuits that include this place.
Interfaith
UNESCO network of mountain trails to the three Kumano grand shrines — Japan’s great syncretic pilgrimage of forest and waterfall.
East Asia