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Kumano Kodo Pilgrimages
The Kumano pilgrimages started more than one tho... -
Kumano Sanzan
Three shrines and two temples make up the sacred... -
Kumano faith
Kumano faith － The Kumano region has been known ... -
Gongen
Gongen means “to appear.” The word came into bei... -
oji
Oji are small shrines dedicated to gods along t... -
Gotai oji
Gotai oji － There are five shrines along the Kum... -
Torii gates
Gates at the entrance to holy areas are comm... -
Koshin-san
About every sixty days, there is a special day i... -
hokyo-in-to
The hokyo-in-to is named after the religious tex... -
Komainu guardians
Komainu statues often look like a cross between ... -
ema
Ema are small wooden plaques on which Shinto wors... -
mandala
There are many kinds of mandalas. Some of the ma... -
Ippen shonin
Japan has a number of people who are considered ... -
Legend of the Three-fold...
It is said that three crescent moons will appear... -
Legend of Akushiro － A V...
Akushiro was very strong. He lived on the mounta... -
Nonagase Clan
The Nonagase Clan's cemetery is located just off... -
Hashiori Pass
This is a story about Kazan-in and the kaya silv... -
The Tale of Oguri Hangan
About 600 years ago, Oguri, a young man with a b... -
The Story of Kiyohime
In the year 908, Princess Kiyohime was bo... -
O-icho(Giant Ginkgo Tree...
A ginkgo tree at Hosen-ji Temple in Fukusada is ... -
Japanese Eras
Japanese Eras Nra 710-794 H...