Shin Kumano Jinja
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · Higashiyama Ward, Ima Kumano Taginomori-cho 42
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Unknown
Pre-written
Available
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
Founded in the late Heian period by Emperor Go-Shirakawa, this shrine enshrines a branch spirit of the Kumano Gongen. The emperor, longing for pilgrimages to Kumano but unable to travel there frequently, invited the Kumano deity to the capital—thus was its beginning. The unique reading of 'Shin Kumano' as 'Ima Kumano' is distinctive. Within the grounds stands a large camphor tree said to have been transplanted from Nachi Mountain in Kumano, and its mystical atmosphere captivates all who visit.
Benefits
health and longevityhealing of illnesswarding off evilfamily safetygood fortunemarriage ties
