Niutsuhime Shrine

Niutsuhime Shrine or Nibutsuhime Shrine (丹生都比売神社, Niutsuhime-jinja, Nibutsuhime-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Ito district, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The main hall is partially built in the kasuga-zukuri style.

Niutsuhime-jinja
丹生都比売神社
The honden, or main hall
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityNiutsuhime-no-Ōkami
Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami
Ōgetsuhime-no-kami
Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami
Location
Location230 Kami-amano, Katsuragi-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°15′46″N 135°31′19″E
Architecture
Date establishedUnknown, before 9th century
Website
www.niutsuhime.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

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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