Hinokuma Shrine
Hinokuma Shrine (also known as Hinokuma Jingu) and Kunikakasu Shrine (also known as Kunikakasu Jingu) are a Shinto shrine complex located in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is officially referred to as "Nichizengu." Its main festival is celebrated annually on September 26. The shrine holds the same rank as the Ise Grand Shrine in the shinkai system. It was previously classified as an imperial shrine of the first rank (kanpei taisha) in the modern system of ranked Shinto shrines and was also the ichinomiya of Kii Province.