Niukanshōfu Shrine or Niukanshōbu Shrine (丹生官省符神社, Niukanshōfu-jinja, Niukanshōbu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kudoyama, Ito district, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
| Niukanshōfu-jinja 丹生官省符神社 | |
|---|---|
 The honden, or main hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Niutsuhime-no-Ōkami Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami Ōgetsuhime-no-kami Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami Amaterasu Emperor Ōjin (Hachiman) Ame-no-Koyane |
| Location | |
| Location | 835-banchi, Jison-in, Kudoyama-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°17′39″N 135°32′58″E / 34.29417°N 135.54944°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 816 |
| Website | |
| www16 | |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
In 2004, it was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
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