Niukanshōfu Shrine

Niukanshōfu-jinja
丹生官省符神社
The honden, or main hall
Shown within Japan
Basic information
Location 835-banchi, Jison-in, Kudoyama-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken
Geographic coordinates 34°15′46″N 135°31′19″E / 34.26278°N 135.52194°E / 34.26278; 135.52194Coordinates: 34°15′46″N 135°31′19″E / 34.26278°N 135.52194°E / 34.26278; 135.52194
Affiliation Shinto
Deity Niutsuhime-no-Ōkami
Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami
Ōgetsuhime-no-kami
Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami
Amaterasu
Emperor Ōjin (Hachiman)
Ame-no-Koyane
Website www16.ocn.ne.jp/~niujinja/
Date established 816
Glossary of Shinto

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.

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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