Hinokuma Jingū

What it is

• Two shrines, Hinokuma Jingu and Kunikakasu Jingu, side-by-side.
• Collectively known as Nichizengu or Nagusamiya.
• Both are ancient Shikinaisha and Ichinomiya of Kii Province.
• Hinokuma Okami and Kunikakasu Okami are the main deities.

What to see

• Hinokuma Jingu is on the left from the entrance.
• Kunikakasu Jingu is on the right from the entrance.
• See Higata no Kagami, the divine body of Hinokuma Okami.
• See Hiboko no Kagami, the divine body of Kunikakasu Okami.
• Shrine buildings restored by Tokugawa Yorinobu in the Edo period.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.