Kumaya-ji

📍 Wakayama, Koyasan · 501 Kouyasan, Ito-gun, Wakayama

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About

Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)

History

Byakko

Kumaya-ji cultivates the powerful faith of the bear, helping practitioners awaken inner strength. Visitors discover the courage to overcome any obstacle, drawing on reserves of determination and resilience. Deep within Koyasan's mountains, this force continually renews itself for all who seek it.

Benefits

Acquisition of powerSpiritual discipline fulfillmentOvercoming hardship

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