Oyunohara

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Oyunohara is the former riverside site of Kumano Hongu Taisha, now a sacred sandbank marked by a giant torii gate and used for Shinto rituals and pilgrimages in Japan’s Kumano region.

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Oyunohara canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto sacred place
sacred site
accessibleVia Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route
associatedWith Kumano Hongu Taisha
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo

Kumano faith
category Kumano Sanzan
Sacred sites in the Kii Mountain Range
Shinto shrines in Wakayama Prefecture
country Japan
culturalSignificance important site in Kumano pilgrimage tradition
symbolic entrance to the sacred realm of Kumano Hongu Taisha
formerFunction original site of Kumano Hongu Taisha
hasEvent Kumano-related festivals
annual Shinto ceremonies
hasFeature large sandbank
riverside setting
hasNameInJapanese 大斎原
hasPart giant torii gate
hasStructure Otorii (grand torii gate)
hasView surrounding mountains of the Kii range
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range"
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Hongu
Kii Mountains
Kii Peninsula
Kumano River floodplain
linked to: Kumano River basin

Kumano region
Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture
linked to: Tanabe, Wakayama

Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED
near Kumano River
present-day Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine precincts
partOf Kumano Sanzan sacred area
linked to: Kumano Sanzan
relatedDeity Ketsumimiko-no-Okami
Kumano Fusumi-no-Okami
linked to: Kumano Gongen

Kumano Gongen
Kumano Hayatama-no-Okami
linked to: Kumano Gongen
religion Shinto
spiritualRole gateway to Kumano deities
place of purification
tourism popular destination for religious tourism
visited by domestic and international pilgrims
usedFor Shinto rituals
festivals
pilgrimages

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