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Our guide
Kumano Hayatama Taisha stands in Shingū, Wakayama, on the banks of the Kumano River on the Kii Peninsula. It is one of the Kumano Sanzan, the three head shrines of all Kumano shrines, which lie 20 to 40 km from one another and are joined by the Kumano Sankeimichi pilgrimage routes; they are part of the World Heritage Site “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range”.
Shingū Station on the Kisei Main Line is about 1.2 km away in a straight line, and Shingū Castle about 900 m.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Kumano-hayatama-taisha Shrine - Torii of entrance — Yanajin33 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kumano-hayatama-taisha Shrine - Setsumatsu-sha — Yanajin33 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
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- Kumano-hayatama-taisha Shrine - Shingû-jinja Shrine — Yanajin33 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kumano Hayatama Taisha (熊野速玉大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, on the shores of the Kumanogawa in the Kii Peninsula of Japan. It is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan in the UNESCO World Heritage site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". The three Kumano Sanzan shrines are the Sōhonsha ("head shrines") of all Kumano shrines, lie at between 20 and 40 km of distance one from the other and are connected by the pilgrimage route known as "Kumano Sankeimichi" (熊野参詣道).
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Shingū (Kisei Main Line), about 1.2 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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