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Kumano Shinto, Buddhism, and Shugendō sacred sites in Japan
Explore 4 Kumano Shinto, Buddhism, and Shugendō sacred places in Japan, with mapped locations and detailed site guides.
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Chikatsuyu-oji
Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Chikatsuyu-oji (近露王子) is an old oji beside the Hiki River where historical pilgrims performed cold-water purification on the Nakahechi section of the Kumano Kodo....
Hosshinmon-oji
Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Hosshinmon-oji (発心門王子) is a major threshold marking entry into the divine precincts of Kumano Hongu Taisha on the Nakahechi section of the Kumano Kodo....
Takijiri-oji
Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Takijiri-oji (滝尻王子) is the traditional entrance to the Kumano mountains and one of the five major oji on the Nakahechi section of the Kumano Kodo....
Tsugizakura-oji
Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Tsugizakura-oji (継桜王子) is an oji grove known for the Nonaka Ipposugi cedars and its association with Minakata Kumagusu's resistance to shrine consolidation on the...
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