Hirou Shrine

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Hirou Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nachikatsuura, Japan, revered for its close association with the sacred Nachi Falls and the Kumano faith tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto shrine
alsoKnownAs Hiryū Jinja NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kumano Kodo pilgrimage tradition NERFINISHED
Kumano faith NERFINISHED
Nachi Falls NERFINISHED
belongsToTradition Kumano Nachi sacred area NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalContext syncretic Shinto-Buddhist tradition of Kumano
devotionalFocus mountain and water cults
nature worship
hasJapaneseName 飛瀧神社 NERFINISHED
hasSacredSite Nachi Falls NERFINISHED
hasType waterfall-worship shrine
hasViewOf Nachi Falls NERFINISHED
heritageContext Kumano region sacred sites NERFINISHED
isPlaceOf pilgrimage
locatedIn Kii Peninsula NERFINISHED
Nachikatsuura NERFINISHED
Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED
near Kumano Nachi Taisha NERFINISHED
Seiganto-ji Temple NERFINISHED
partOf Kumano cultic tradition NERFINISHED
region Kansai region
religion Shinto
sacredNaturalFeature waterfall
touristAttraction true
worships kami of Nachi Falls
waterfall deity

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Nachi Falls worshippedAt Hirou Shrine