WakayamaShingu
The Xu Fu Legend and Ancient Kumano
Shingu, at the mouth of the Kumano River, is presented as the end point of an ancient East Asian sea route.
2026.03
課題Issue
Overshadowed by the Kumano Kodo and the shrines of Hongu and Nachi, Shingu itself attracts little notice.
視点Approach
Drawing on recent archaeological findings in China, the Xu Fu legend is reread as a meeting of legend and history.
施策Proposals
- A walk along the ancient Kumano coast from Shingu Station to Kamikura Shrine
- Looking over the ancient shoreline from Horaisan
- Journeys to the origins of Kumano faith, linked with the three grand shrines