Kinpu Shrine (Yoshino)

Kinpu Shrine (金峯神社, Kinpu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The honden, or main hall, is constructed in the nagare-zukuri style.

This article is about the shrine in Yoshino, Nara. For similarly named shrines, see Kimpu Shrine.
Kinpu Shrine
金峯神社
Torii gate in front of the haiden, or prayer hall
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityKanayama-hiko-no-kami
Location
Location1651 Yoshino-yama, Yoshino-chō Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°20′34″N 135°52′54″E
Architecture
Date establishedUnknown, recorded around 10th century
Glossary of Shinto

In 2004, it was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.



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