Kumano-Taisha Shrine

Information

Kumano-Taisha is a beautiful shrine located in southern Matsue. The shrine is dedicated to the god Susanoo who defeated Yamata-no-Orochi, a legendary Eight-Forked Serpent appears in Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) and Nihon Shoki (The Chronicles of Japan). There is also a monument of Japan's first Waka poetry which begins with the famous phrase "Yakumo-Tatsu (Eight Clouds Rising) ..." written by Susanoo standnding in the precincts of the shrine.

Opening Hours

Open 24 hours

Closed

No closing days

Price / Entrance Fee

Admission Free

Access / Public Transport

23 minutes from JR Matsue Station by the bus bound for Yakumo. Get off at Yakumo Bus stop, then transfer to the bus bound for Kumano. Get off at Kumano-taisha Bus stop (16 minutes bus ride).
30 minutes taxi ride from JR Matsue Station

Address / Location

2451, Yakumocho Kumano, Matsue-shi, Shimane, 690-2104

Tweets

Walk The Camino @walkcamino - 2019-04-05: Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社) is a Shinto shrine and part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and P… https://t.co/aQg0ZiUepZ
Matt Alt @Matt_Alt - 2019-04-02: Wandering the hills behind Kumano-Nachi Taisha shrine. https://t.co/o2f22SBCJk
japantrip @japantrip_jp - 2019-03-27: Kumano Hayatama Taisha is a shrine in Shingu city, Wakayama prefecture, one of Kumano Sanzan. Part of the property… https://t.co/ppT4xnAE5n
Matt Alt @Matt_Alt - 2019-03-24: Yatagarasu, there-legged raven of Shinto lore, as portrayed by Hirohiko Araki of ”JoJo’s Bizare Adventure” fame. Th… https://t.co/0imFjNcYDC
りくじのあずま @rikujinoazuma1 - 2019-03-21: @JunjiHattori Izumo-Taisha is different from Kumano shrine.
SHIKIBU @SHIKIBU_Automat - 2019-03-16: @CobTheCreator Thank you so much.😄
This picture is the Kumano-Nachi-Taisha shrine(熊野那智大社) and the Nachi Falls(那智滝)… https://t.co/6sVfsoFXTH
japantrip @japantrip_jp - 2019-03-06: Kumano Taisha Shrine is a shrine located in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, and is also called 'Hinomotodezomenoya… https://t.co/X72My2RNYk
WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore @wbaltv11 - 2019-02-26: So beautiful! Spring has arrived at Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine, where thousands of plum and cherry trees bloomed >>… https://t.co/H4tHI6DwE5
マカ@🌹🍀 @MAi_721O - 2019-02-24: @IAmAlsoGlenn Always Thank you!
The rain forecast was miraculously sunny.

But the wind seemed to be blown away. I… https://t.co/16r1pJS8Ae
Heartland JAPAN @Heartland_JAPAN - 2019-02-21: The Nachi Fire Festival 🔥🔥🔥 this famous festival takes place every year on July 14 at the Grand Shrine of Kumano Na… https://t.co/jbSNZclzhy
daikanyama @svane_freddy - 2019-02-06: In @Shingu_City. Inspirational meeting with Mayor Takaoka and Vice Governor Shimo @WakayamaPref
Visiting the Kuma… https://t.co/NwcR5e2iTh
Eliana რ @Elianasp2425 - 2019-01-06: ⛩️🎋 Kumano Hongū Taisha (熊野本宮大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Tanabe, Wakayama, deep in the rugged mountains of th… https://t.co/yH29xlWvA9
ITO @ftrux - 2018-12-16: 本殿: Main Sanctuary of Kumano Hongu Taisha from B.C. 33

#熊野本宮大社 #shrine #和歌山 #神社 #紅葉 #ファインダー越しの私の世界 #写真好きな人と繋がりたい… https://t.co/WdI1PHhUoc
Oh my jet lag! @ohmyjetlagtour - 2018-12-12: Oyu no Hara, the highest torii in the world at 33 meters. The original gate to enter the Hongu Taisha through the K… https://t.co/BxS5D3nfJm
WH Dispatches @WH_Dispatches - 2018-12-10: A new frontier in experiential tourism? UNESCO-inscribed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine in Shingu invite travel blog… https://t.co/hXrvb34WpW
Walk The Camino @walkcamino - 2018-11-29: Hongu Taisha, a Shinto grand shrine of Kumano and UNESCO World Heritage site at Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, and pi… https://t.co/G4mg8yR2Dv
Kazue @japanese123 - 2018-11-20: Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社) is one of the most famous shrines in all of Japan. Just behind the Nachi Taisha shrine… https://t.co/VGEg3jM06V
Lee Cobbes @metronomad - 2018-11-17: Kumano Hongū Taisha (熊野本宮大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Tanabe, Wakayama, deep in the rugged mountains of the Ki… https://t.co/CP72ilZX4b
Japan Travel @JapanTravel - 2018-11-16: Probably the most photographed scene in Wakayama, Nachi Falls is Japan's highest waterfall! Immerse yourself in the… https://t.co/EAqMmSxeTR
新宮高校総合学習観光班 @5fquiaVehI3XE2J - 2018-11-02: To go to Kumano Nachi Taisha,you can go up Daimonzaka ,but you can also use the bus or the car till the halfway to approach to the shrine ！
新宮高校総合学習観光班 Wakayama Prefectual Shingu High Scool @5fquiaVehI3XE2J - 2018-11-02: To go to Kumano Nachi Taisha,you can go up Daimonzaka ,but you can also use the bus or the car till the halfway to approach to the shrine ！
新宮高校総合学習観光班 Wakayama Prefectual Shingu High Scool @Shingu_Wakayama - 2018-11-02: To go to Kumano Nachi Taisha,you can go up Daimonzaka ,but you can also use the bus or the car till the halfway to approach to the shrine ！
f i n i e @finiethepooh - 2018-10-04: @Regran_ed from @FunJapanTravel - Kumano Kodo is the trail leading to the Kumano Taisha or Shrine in Wakayama pre… https://t.co/HCrjE2j19D
🅴🆅🅰 🆂🅴🅱🅰🆂🆃🅸Á🅽 @Eva_Kobe - 2018-10-01: @Mrs_Gilchrist @kwiens62 @bethhill2829 @SteeleThoughts @DavidGeurin @NowakRo @LRobbTeacher @ERobbPrincipal… https://t.co/Ff7VHwySyQ
Masterpiece of Japan @JapanTraCul - 2018-09-18: The main hall of Kumano Taisha Shrine, Shimane Pref.

Photo by Monado https://t.co/IvagvIp6v1
FirdausHashim @flrdaus - 2018-09-14: “Kumano Nachi Taisha is one of the three Kumano shrines, situated a few kilometers inland from the coastal hot spri… https://t.co/XHlMRdGxMH
FirdausHashim @flrdaus - 2018-09-13: “Kumano Nachi Taisha is a Shinto shrine located halfway up Nachi Mountain, about 350 meters above sea level. It has… https://t.co/mxdQ6IjD8v
FirdausHashim @flrdaus - 2018-09-12: “Situated in Wakayama, Kumano Nachi Taisha is a Shinto shrine and part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacr… https://t.co/2KXuui38E0
Smart Exchange @SmartExchangeJP - 2018-09-03: UNESCO World Heritage site Hayatama Taisha Shrine, located in Kumano Sanzan, is one of Kumano’s three important shr… https://t.co/odKvkku3sb
Saurabhjohn @Saurabhjohn3 - 2018-08-23: Hello,@mishramugdha @Amberological @RubikaLiyaquat @sudhirchaudhary Greeting of The Day”Kumano Nachi Taisha':-»Kuma… https://t.co/1Ze4uAnmhC