Niukanshōfu Shrine Explained

Niukanshōfu-jinja
丹生官省符神社
Map Type:Japan
Coordinates:34.2942°N 135.5494°W
Religious Affiliation:Shinto
Deity:Niutsuhime-no-Ōkami
Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami
Ōgetsuhime-no-kami
Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami
Amaterasu
Emperor Ōjin (Hachiman)
Ame-no-Koyane
Established:816
Location:835-banchi, Jison-in, Kudoyama-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken

is a Shinto shrine in Kudoyama, 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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