Hinokuma Shrine

Hinokuma Shrine
Hinokuma Shrine
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Geographic coordinates 34°13′41″N 135°12′09″E / 34.22797°N 135.20247°E / 34.22797; 135.20247Coordinates: 34°13′41″N 135°12′09″E / 34.22797°N 135.20247°E / 34.22797; 135.20247
Affiliation Shinto
Glossary of Shinto

Hinokuma Shrine (日前神宮, Hinokuma jingu) and Kunikakasu Shrine (國懸神宮, Kunikakasu jingu) is a Shinto shrine complex in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is officially known simply as nichizengū (日前宮). Its main festival is held annually on September 26. It shares the rank of the Ise Grand Shrine in the shinkai system. It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣大社, kanpei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines. It was also formerly the ichinomiya of Kii Province.

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