Shingu

Understand

It is the base point for visiting Kumano-Sanzan, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site (Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range).

Tourist information site The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

Getting there

From Nagoya, the Nanki provides direct access to Shingu in about 3.5 hours. From Osaka, the Kuroshio departs from Shin-Osaka Station and reaches Shingu in about 4.5 hours. 1 hour 40 minutes by express from the JR Shirahama Station. About 1 hour 10 minutes to Nanki Shirahama Airport from Haneda Airport.

See

1 Tankaku Castle (丹鶴城跡, Shingu Castle 新宮城跡). (updated Dec 2015) 2 Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社). (updated Dec 2015) Birthplace of Aikido. (updated Dec 2015) 3 Kumano Hayatama Shrine (熊野速玉大社). (updated Dec 2015) 4 History and Folk Museum (歴史民俗資料館). (updated Sep 2018) 5 Kuwanoki Falls (桑ノ木の滝). One of the nation's designated top 100 waterfalls. (updated Sep 2018) 6 Asuka Shrine (阿須賀神社). (updated Sep 2018)

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