Shingu

Shingu (新宮市 Shingū-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture.

Understand
It is the base point for visiting Kumano-Sanzan, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site (Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range).

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

Get in
From Nagoya, the Nanki provides direct access to Shingu in about 3.5 hours. From Osaka, the Kuroshio departs from Shin-Osaka Station and reaches Shingu in about 4.5 hours. 1 hour 40 minutes by express from the JR Shirahama Station. About 1 hour 10 minutes to Nanki Shirahama Airport from Haneda Airport.

Go next

 * Nachikatsuura
 * Tanabe
 * Kiho
 * Mihama
 * Kumano
 * Owase
 * Taiji
 * Kushimoto
 * Kozagawa