Besides, being abundant in deep mountains, Kumano, in which a mountain religion has been developed, has been a dojo of Shugendo (Japanese ascetic and shamanistic practice in mountainous sites) of Kumano Gongen Deity, which is a syncretized religion of Shinto with Buddhism (in this case, above-mentioned Pure Land Buddhism).
また熊野は深山も多く山岳信仰が発達し、前述の仏教浄土も結びついた神仏習合・熊野権現の修験道道場となる。