Kumano Shrine

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Kumano Shrine (熊野神社, Kumano Shrine^?) is a type of shinto shrine. There are many Kumano shrines in Japan. They include:

• Kumano Sanzan — Sōhonsha (the head shrine) of Kumano Shrines.
  • Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Wakayama Prefecture, Shingu city
  • Kumano Hongu Taisha, Wakayama Prefecture, Tanabe city
  • Kumano Nachi Taisha, Wakayama Prefecture, Nachikatsuura town
• 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