Asuka Shrine Shingu

  • Published on : 02/07/2017
  • by : Japan Experience

Asuka Shrine (阿須賀神社) in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture is an ancient Shinto shrine on the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage route.

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