Tsukimigaoka shrine stands along the Dainichi-goe route, a trail over Mt. Dainichi that connects Kumano Hongu Taisha and Yunomine Onsen on June 12,...
Stone shrines stands at Oyunohara, which is the original site of Kumano Hongu Taisha until a flood wiped away the area on 1889, on June 12, 2019 in...
An image of three-legged crow called "Yatagarasu", which is revered as a divine messenger from god, is seen near Oyunohara, which is the original...
People walk towards the world's largest Torii gate standing at the entrance of Oyunohara, which is the original site of Kumano Hongu Taisha, on June...
Kumano Hongu Taisha. Shinto shrine. Tanabe city. Wakayama Prefecture. Kii Peninsula. Kansai region. Honshu Island. Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route....遠足, 日本, 熊野古道
Kumano Hongu Taisha. Shinto shrine. Tanabe city. Wakayama Prefecture. Kii Peninsula. Kansai region. Honshu Island. Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route....
Kumano Hongu Taisha. Shinto shrine. Tanabe city. Wakayama Prefecture. Kii Peninsula. Kansai region. Honshu Island. Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route....
Young couple prays on October 17, 2012 in front of the main building of Kumano Hongu Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, Japan. Kumano...
Shinto priest walks under the main gate on October 17, 2012 at Kumano Hongu Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, Japan. Kumano Sanzan ,...
Young couple prays on October 17, 2012 at main building of Kumano Hongu Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, Japan. Kumano Sanzan ,...
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shakes hands with local children at the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine on April 29, 2004 in Hongu, Wakayama, Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the Oyunohara, original shrine ground of the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine on May 17, 2015 in Tanabe,...
Women in Heian-period costumes carry lit bamboo lanterns during the Yata Fire Festival at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Tanabe...
The wide, turquoise waters of the Kumano River meander through steep, densely forested mountain ridges near Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on...
Traditional Japanese stone lanterns and a striking vermilion torii gate guard the entryway to the sacred grounds of Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu,...
An international traveler uses a smartphone to photograph the sacred straw shimenawa rope and ceremonial banners framing the main wooden gate at...
Traditional wooden prayer plaques decorated with the scallop shell logo of Spain's Camino de Santiago and the three-legged crow of Kumano hang on a...
Trekker walks along the gravel approach path lined with white ceremonial offering banners leading toward the main stone staircase of Kumano Hongu...
Visitors prepare to walk through the massive main wooden torii gate marking the entrance to the sacred Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine in Hongu,...
Visitors walk along a pathway cutting through vibrant green rice paddies toward the colossal Oyunohara Torii gatethe largest shrine gate in the...
An international trekker rings the prayer bell before a main cypress-bark roofed sanctuary pavilion inside the sacred grounds of Kumano Hongu Taisha...
Visitors walk along a pathway cutting through vibrant green rice paddies toward the colossal Oyunohara Torii gatethe largest shrine gate in the...
An international hiker ascends the main stone staircase lined with white ceremonial offering banners leading into the sacred grounds of Kumano Hongu...
Spiritual trekker wearing a sun hat climbs the long, forest-lined stone steps toward the main sanctuary of Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine in Hongu,...
The massive Oyunohara Torii gate towers over flooded, vibrant green rice paddies at the original site of Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine in Hongu,...
Traveler wearing a shoulder bag walks down a stone-paved pathway toward the main worship hall of Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine in Hongu, Tanabe,...
International trekkers wearing backpacks stand inside a wooden gate pavilion to look across the gravel courtyard toward the main pavilions of Kumano...
International tourists and spiritual pilgrims walk along a stone-paved approach toward the Shinmon gate at Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine in Hongu,...
Traveler walks beneath a towering wooden torii gate marking the grand entrance path into the sacred precinct of Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine in...
Spiritual pilgrim wearing a backpack rings a sacred braided bell rope while offering prayers before the main wooden sanctuary hall at Kumano Hongu...
Blue wooden votive tablet bearing the golden emblem of Yatagarasu, the divine three-legged messenger crow of Shinto mythology, hangs on a dedication...
Spiritual pilgrims walk through a massive wooden torii gate to ascend the forest-lined stone steps leading into the main sanctuary of Kumano Hongu...
Spiritual pilgrims walk through a massive wooden torii gate to ascend the forest-lined stone steps leading into the main sanctuary of Kumano Hongu...
Traveler walks along the stone-lined approach path flanked by rows of white votive banners reading 'Kumano Daigongen' inside the sacred cedar forests...
Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers is under way in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 6 ahead of a three-day annual...
Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3 ahead of a three-day annual...
Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3 ahead of a three-day annual...
Prince Mikasa is seen on a boat on his way to Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine on August 5, 1935 in Hongu, Wakayama, Japan.
Prince Mikasa is seen on his way to Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine on August 5, 1935 in Hongu, Wakayama, Japan.
Making of a giant votive tablet with an illustration of a snake is completed at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture, western...
Making of a giant votive tablet with an illustration of a snake is completed at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture, western...
Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks at Kumano Hongu Taisha in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on April 4 ahead...
Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks at Kumano Hongu Taisha in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on April 4 ahead...
