Kirime Ōji Shrine

What it is

• A shrine in Inami Town, Wakayama Prefecture.
• One of the Kumano Sanjūrokubu Ōji pilgrimage sites.
• Dedicated to the Eleven-faced Kannon deity.
• Designated a National Historic Site in 2022.

What to see

• The current worship hall, rebuilt in 1908.
• The sacred Nagi tree.
• A giant, 16-meter-tall Horutonoki tree.
• The Horutonoki tree is approximately 300 years old.

Getting there

• 15-minute walk from Kirime Station.
• Kirime Station is on the JR Kisei Main Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.