Kumano Hongu Taisha
irst documented in the 9th century, Hongu Taisha was described as five main pavilions enshrining 12 deities, as well as a stage for music, dance and Noh dramas as religious offerings. Over the centuries, the pavilions were periodically damaged or destroyed by fires and flooding, but always carefully rebuilt. After floods in 1889, the shrine was moved from its original location, which signifies the division of the secular and spiritual worlds.
