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Obiso Destination Guide

Touring Obiso in Japan

Obiso in the region of Nara is located in Japan - some 259 mi or ( 416 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Obiso

Time in Obiso is now 10:01 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yumoto, Yokohama, Uenoji, Shizuoka, and Osaka. Being here already, consider visiting Yumoto . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Obiso ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Okugake 2011 part 7. Mount Sanjo sacred secret places

17:15 min by RevKuban
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This video is part 7 of our Shomudo hermitage pilgrimage in Japan july 2011. It is the first time that the sacred places of mount Sanjo was filmed. Thanks to Gopro camera! This is an "ethnologic" exce ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kumano Hongū Taisha

Kumano Hongū Taisha is a Shinto shrine located in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, deep in the rugged mountains of the Kii Peninsula of Japan. It is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan in the UNESCO World Heritage site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". The main deity enshrined is Kumano Gongen (熊野権現). All of the ancient Kumano Kodō Pilgrimage routes lead to this Grand Shrine.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.84 135.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Shinto shrines in Wakayama Prefecture, World Heritage Sites in Japan

Hongū, Wakayama

Hongū, Wakayama was a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. On May 1, 2005, Hongū, along with the village of Ryūjin, from Hidaka District, the town of Nakahechi, and the village of Ōtō, both from Nishimuro District, was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,759 and a population density of 18.42 persons per km². The total area was 204.06 km².

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.84 135.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.