Shingu - city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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).
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.
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See
- Tankaku Castle (丹鶴城跡, Shingu Castle 新宮城跡), 33.729947°, 135.992308°. 2015-12-13
- Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社), 33.722217°, 135.982845°. 2015-12-13
- Birthplace of Aikido. 2015-12-13
- Kumano Hayatama Shrine (熊野速玉大社), 33.731796°, 135.983643°. 2015-12-13
- History and Folk Museum (歴史民俗資料館), 33.728157°, 135.996985°. 2018-09-17
- Kuwanoki Falls (桑ノ木の滝), 33.727871°, 135.933383°. One of the nation's designated top 100 waterfalls. 2018-09-18
- Asuka Shrine (阿須賀神社), 33.728465°, 135.997299°. 2018-09-18
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Shingū
city.shingu.lg.jpShingū-shi
2nd-order administrative division
Wakayama Prefecture
Primary administrative division