Niukanshōfu Shrine
Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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Niukanshōfu Shrine or Niukanshōbu Shrine (丹生官省符神社, Niukanshōfu-jinja, Niukanshōbu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kudoyama, Ito district, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
DeityNiutsuhime-no-Ōkami
Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami
Ōgetsuhime-no-kami
Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami
Amaterasu
Emperor Ōjin (Hachiman)
Ame-no-Koyane
Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami
Ōgetsuhime-no-kami
Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami
Amaterasu
Emperor Ōjin (Hachiman)
Ame-no-Koyane
Location835-banchi, Jison-in, Kudoyama-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken
Coordinates34°17′39″N 135°32′58″E
| Niukanshōfu-jinja 丹生官省符神社 | |
|---|---|
The honden, or main hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Niutsuhime-no-Ōkami Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami Ōgetsuhime-no-kami Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami Amaterasu Emperor Ōjin (Hachiman) Ame-no-Koyane |
| Location | |
| Location | 835-banchi, Jison-in, Kudoyama-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken |
| Coordinates | 34°17′39″N 135°32′58″E |
| Architecture | |
| Established | 816 |
| Website | |
| www16 | |
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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