Kumano Sanzan Kengyo was a post to govern Kumano Sanzan (three major shrines, Kumano-Hongu-Taisha, Kumano-Hayatama-Taisha and Kumano-Nachi-Taisha) and was established above Kumano betto (the title of an official who administered the shrines at Kumano) at the beginning of the the 11th century.
熊野三山検校（くまのさんざんけんぎょう）は、熊野三山（熊野本宮大社、熊野速玉大社、熊野那智大社）の統轄にあたった役職で、11世紀始めに熊野別当の上に設置された。