Kumano Hayatama-taisha is the head shrine of several thousand Kumano shrines enshrined throughout Japan as one of the Kumano Sanzan.
The shrine enshrines two deities, Osumi and Hayatama, and has a hall of sacred treasures containing more than 1,000 treasures of the shrine and a giant tree of the nagi (Japanese cedar), a natural monument.
The shrine is also home to a hall of sacred treasures containing more than 1,000 treasures and a giant natural nagi (Japanese cedar) tree.
Date of foundation: Yamato
JR West Japan, JR Tokai Kisei Main Line Shingu Station → 5 minutes by car, 15 minutes on foot
Bus: From Shingu Station, take the Kumano Gobo Nankai Bus bound for Fureai-basu “Shojo-mae” on the city line, get off at “Hayatama-taisha-mae” bus stop, and walk 3 minutes (on the return trip, take the bus bound for “Kouzumi Shiei Jutaku-mae”)