Shingu (新宮市 Shingū-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture.
Understand
[edit]It is the base point for visiting Kumano-Sanzan, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site (Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range).
Tourist information site
[edit]The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.
Get in
[edit]From Nagoya, the Nanki provides direct access to Shingu in about 3.5 hours. From Osaka, the Kuroshio departs from Shin-Osaka Station and reaches Shingu in about 4.5 hours. 1 hour 40 minutes by express from the JR Shirahama Station. About 1 hour 10 minutes to Nanki Shirahama Airport from Haneda Airport.
Get around
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[edit]- 1 Tankaku Castle (丹鶴城跡, Shingu Castle 新宮城跡).
- 2 Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社).
- Birthplace of Aikido.
- 3 Kumano Hayatama Shrine (熊野速玉大社).
- 4 History and Folk Museum (歴史民俗資料館).
- 5 Kuwanoki Falls (桑ノ木の滝). One of the nation's designated top 100 waterfalls.
- 6 Asuka Shrine (阿須賀神社).
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[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Shingu |
| Wakayama ← Nachikatsuura ← | W  E
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→ Kumano → Tsu |
| Yoshino ← Kumano ← | N  S
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→ END |