Kumano Hayatama Taisha

Kumano Hayatama Taisha (熊野速玉大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, on the shores of the Kumanogawa in the Kii Peninsula of Japan. It is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan in the UNESCO World Heritage site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". The three Kumano Sanzan shrines are the Sōhonsha ("head shrines") of all Kumano shrines, lie at between 20 and 40 km of distance one from the other and are connected by the pilgrimage route known as "Kumano Sankeimichi" (熊野参詣道).

Kumano Hayatama Taisha (熊野速玉大社)
A view of Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Location
Location	Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	33°43′55.03″N 135°59′1.41″E
Glossary of Shinto

Haiden

Suzumon

See also

• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts-others)
• List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)
• Sacred Nagi Tree of Kumano Hayatama Taisha

References

• Kumano Sanzan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed on December 1, 2008
• Kumano Hayatama Taisha Archived 2013-02-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed on December 1, 2008
• Sacred site "Kumano Sanzan" accessed on June 12, 2008

External links

• Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine