[2025 Katsuragi Attraction] Travel Guide for Niutsuhime Shrine (Updated Apr)

230 Kamitenano, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama Prefecture, 649-7141 From the free parking lot, go through the outer torii gate and cross the drum bridge... The two flower water basins have roses floating in them, and they are very beautiful. The autumn leaves will be at their best around next month, so I would like to visit again.

#aprilblooms It is said that it has a history of about 1700 years, and it is an ancient shrine that is registered as a World Heritage Site as one of the constituent heritages of the "Sacred Sites and Shrines of the Kii Mountains" that combine Mt. Koya, Kumano, Yoshino, etc. It is the first shrine in Kii Province, and there are about 180 main shrines of Nyu Tsuhime Shrine throughout the country. It enshrines Nyu Tsuhime Omikami, who gave Kobo Daishi a divine territory to build Kongobu-ji Temple, and is said to be the general guard of Mt. Koya. The main hall, which is designated as an important cultural property of the country, has four Kasuga-zukuri shrines in a horizontal row, and four gods, including Nyu Tsuhime Omikami, are enshrined. Restoration work was carried out in 2014, and the same colour scheme as in the early Edo period was applied. In addition, the tower gate in front of the main hall is also an important cultural property designated by the country.

Nyutsuhime Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture is actually a World Heritage Site, but it's also a hidden gem and a shrine where you can get a lot of power.

From their website, I found that this is also the place where Kūkai, an important teacher of Buddhism, met with two dogs, one black and one white, who would guide him to Koyasan, where he founded a temple complex which still exists today. Because of this shared history the shrine became an important place of worship for both Shintoism and Buddhism. Despite its relative remoteness definitely worth a visit. Great landscape settings. The old bridge is actually open to the public and has some wooden pieces attached to help visitors retain their footing. #givethanks #givethanks