Hongu

Hongu (本宮町 Hongū-chō) is a mountain village in Wakayama Prefecture. It belongs to the city of Tanabe but is 60 km distant from the city center, so it is covered here as a separate destination.

The Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine

Understand

It was a town located in Wakayama prefecture. On May 1, 2005 Hongū, along with the village of Ryūjin, from Hidaka District, the town of Nakahechi, and the village of Ōtō, both from Nishimuro District, was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe.

Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine is the main destination of this area. It is one of the Kumano Sanzan and is a holy place that has been visited by many people since the Heian period.

Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a bilingual guide site.

Get in

90 minutes by bus from Shingu Station.

See

• 1 Kumano Hongu Taisha (熊野本宮大社). A Shinto shrine in the mountains with a giant torii. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Sleep

Kawayu Onsen

• 1 Fujiya Ryokan (川湯温泉 冨士屋), ☏ +81 735-42-0007. 
• 2 Ashita no Mori (ペンション あしたの森), ☏ +81 735-42-1525. 
• 3 Sansuikan Kawayu Midoriya (山水館 川湯みどりや), ☏ +81 735-42-1011. 
• 4 Sansuikan Kawayu Matsuya (山水館 川湯まつや), ☏ +81 735-42-1004. 
• 5 Sansuikan Kawayu Kinokuni (山水館 川湯きのくに), ☏ +81 735-42-0353. (Closed temporarily). 

Yunomine Onsen

Yunomine Onsen was discovered about 1,800 years ago, and it is thought to be one of the oldest hot springs in Japan.

• 6 Ryokan Adumaya/Minshuku Adumaya-so (旅館あづまや/民宿あづまや荘), 122 Yunomine Hongu-chō, ☏ +81 735-42-0012, info@adumaya.co.jp. 
• 7 Ryokan Yunomine-so (湯の峰荘), 437 Shimoyukawa Hongu-chō, ☏ +81 735-42-1111, yunomine.yano@abeam.ocn.ne.jp. 
• 8 Ryokan Yoshinoya (よしのや旅館), 359 Yunomine, Hongu-chō, ☏ +81 735-42-0101. 

Wataze Onsen

• 9 Wataze Outdoor Campsite (おとなしの郷キャンプ場), ☏ +81 735-42-1777. 

Go next

• Tanabe
• Shingu
• Nachikatsuura
• Totsukawa
• Shirahama
• Minabe
• Hidakagawa
• Kamitonda
• Aridagawa