Shingu

Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine

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

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

Go next

• Nachikatsuura
• Tanabe
• Kiho
• Mihama
• Kumano
• Owase
• Taiji
• Kushimoto
• Kozagawa

Routes through Shingu

Wakayama ← Nachikatsuura ←	W  E	→ Kumano → Tsu
Yoshino ← Kumano ←	N  S	→ END