UNESCO Kii Mountain Range - Kumano Hayatama Taisha Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range - 紀伊山地の霊場と参詣道 - Kumano Hayatama Taisha - 熊野速玉大社 - Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains, 3 sacred sites linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto, reflect the fusion of Shinto and Buddhism. The sites and their surrounding forest landscape reflect a persistent and extraordinarily well-documented tradition of sacred mountains over 1‘200 years. Each of the three sites contains shrines, some of which were founded as early as the 9th century. Kumano Hayatama Taisha is a Shinto shrine located in Shingū, on the shores of the Kumanogawa in the Kii Peninsula. Name: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range - 紀伊山地の霊場と参詣道 Area: Kumano Sanzan Site: Kumano Hayatama Taisha - 熊野速玉大社 Country: Japan Location: Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Kansai Region Inscription: 2004 Category: Cultural (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) Unesco Ref: 1142-008 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side