Kumano Shrine
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Kumano Shrine (Japanese:熊野神社) is a type of shinto shrine. There are many Kumano shrines in Japan. They include:
- Kumano Sanzan 熊野三山 -- Sōhonsha (the head shrine) of Kumano Shrines.
- Kumanotaisha Shrine (Yamagata) (Nanyo, Yamagata)
- Kumanotaisha Shrine (Shimane) (Matsue, Shimane)
- Kumano Kōdai Shrine (Karuizawa, Nagano)
[edit] Bibliography
- D. Max Moerman, Localizing Paradise: Kumano Pilgrimage and the Religious Landscape of Premodern Japan. Harvard University Press, 2004. ISBN 0674013956