Recommended Favorite Places in Japan ⭐️Oyunohara  大斎原(おおゆのはら)熊野本宮大社の旧社地 和歌山県

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ここに行きたかった!Oyunohara is the former shrine site of Kumano Hongu Taisha in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, located at the confluence of the Kumano, Otonashi, and Iwata Rivers.

Founded in 33 B.C., ❗️

many of the shrine buildings were washed away in a flood in 1889 and moved to their current location.

Oyunohara is home to Japan’s tallest Otorii gate (34 meters high) and is also known as a cherry blossom viewing spot. Tourists can visit it from Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine in about 10 minutes on foot