Niukanshōfu Shrine

Niukanshōfu-jinja
丹生官省符神社

The honden, or main hall
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Dedicated to Niutsuhime-no-Ōkami
Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami
Ōgetsuhime-no-kami
Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami
Amaterasu
Emperor Ōjin (Hachiman)
Ame-no-Koyane
Founded 816
Address 835-banchi, Jison-in, Kudoyama-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken
Website www16.ocn.ne.jp/~niujinja/
Glossary of Shinto

Niukanshōfu Shrine or Niukanshōbu Shrine (丹生官省符神社 Niukanshōfu-jinja, Niukanshōbu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in 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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Coordinates: 34°15′46″N 135°31′19″E / 34.26278°N 135.52194°E / 34.26278; 135.52194

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