Niukanshōfu Shrine

Niukanshōfu Shrine or Niukanshōbu Shrine (丹生官省符神社, Niukanshōfu-jinja, Niukanshōbu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Ito district, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

Niukanshōfu-jinja
丹生官省符神社
The honden, or main hall
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityNiutsuhime-no-Ōkami
Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami
Ōgetsuhime-no-kami
Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami
Amaterasu
Emperor Ōjin (Hachiman)
Ame-no-Koyane
Location
Location835-banchi, Jison-in, Kudoyama-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°17′39″N 135°32′58″E
Architecture
Date established816
Website
www16.ocn.ne.jp/~niujinja/
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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