Shingu

Shingu (新宮市 Shingū-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture.

Understand

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

The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

Get in

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.

See
  • 🌍 Tankaku Castle (丹鶴城跡, Shingu Castle 新宮城跡). (updated Dec 2015)
  • 🌍 Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社). (updated Dec 2015)
  • Birthplace of Aikido. (updated Dec 2015)
  • 🌍 Kumano Hayatama Shrine (熊野速玉大社). (updated Dec 2015)
  • 🌍 History and Folk Museum (歴史民俗資料館). (updated Sep 2018)
  • 🌍 Kuwanoki Falls (桑ノ木の滝). One of the nation's designated top 100 waterfalls. (updated Sep 2018)
  • 🌍 Asuka Shrine (阿須賀神社). (updated Sep 2018)

Go next
Routes through Shingu
Wakayama ← Nachikatsuura ←  W  E  → Kumano → Tsu
Yoshino ← Kumano ←  N  S  → END


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