6 Sights in Shingu, Japan (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Shingu, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Shingu. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Kamikura Shrine
Kamakura Shrine is a shrine in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Kumano Hayatama Taisha is one of the three mountains of Kumano. The precincts are part of the national historic site "Kumano Sanzan" and part of the World Heritage Site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountains".
2. 西村記念館
Nishimura Memorial Museum is a museum located in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture. The building is the former residence of Nishimura Isaku, which has been designated as an important cultural property of Japan.
3. Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Kumano Hayatama Taisha (熊野速玉大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, on the shores of the Kumanogawa in the Kii Peninsula of Japan. It is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan in the UNESCO World Heritage site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". The three Kumano Sanzan shrines are the Sōhonsha of all Kumano shrines, lie at between 20 and 40 km of distance one from the other and are connected by the pilgrimage route known as "Kumano Sankeimichi" (熊野参詣道).
4. 御船島 (Mifune-jima Island)
Mifunejima (みふねま, Mifunejima) is an uninhabited river island near the mouth of the Kumano River. It consists of sedimentary rocks, covers an area of about 2,200 square meters, and administratively belongs to Kiho Town, Minami-mui District, Mie Prefecture.
5. Shingū Castle
Shingū Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Shingū, southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Shingū Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Mizuno clan, hereditary karō of Kishū Domain. Its ruins, along with the clan cemetery for the Mizuno clan, were designated a National Historic Site in 2003. The castle is also called the Tankaku-jō (丹鶴城) or the Okimi-jō (沖見城).
6. 相島積石塚群
The Ainoshima Stone Tumuli is a Kofun period necropolis, located on the island of Ainoshima in the town of Shingū, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2001.
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