Kumano Nachi shrine

• TAKADATE
• HISTORY

One of Kumano Sansha and you can see the view of Natori Plain and the Pacific Ocean from the hill top.
There are 6 enshrined including Kumano musubino-kami According to legend, when the Yuriage’s fisher man pulled up the enshrined object, it was the Takadate Mountain the light of the enshrined object stopped. So, people built Monmiya and worshipped as Haguro daigongen. Later, Natori’s old lady prayed for the coming of Kumano Sansha’s deity, it was called ‘Kumano Nachi shrine’ worshiped Nachi’s devided shrine. The view from Natori plains to Yuriage beach from the viewing platform on the top of Shinto gate and there is Takizawa fudouson, enshrined Ofudo san near the fall behind the Shinto shrine. It is said that the location and the view has some similarities with Nachi Mountain in Kishu Kumano.