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Niutsuhime Shrine

Japan

The Niutsuhime Shrine or Nibutsuhime Shrine (, Niutsuhime-jinja, Nibutsuhime-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in located the town of Katsuragi, Ito district, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is one of three shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of Kii Province. Also known as "Amano Taisha" and "Amano Shisho Myojin", it is the head shrine of about 180 Niutsuhime Shrines around the country. Its precincts are designated a National Historic Site and the shrine is one of the constituent assets of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.

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