A Kumano shrine on Kinubariyama hill near Ofuna, associated with a legend that Minamoto no Yoritomo draped white cloth over the hill to simulate snow. Kumano faith spread from the sacred Kumano mountains in the Heian period and was embraced by Kamakura-period warriors. The hilltop offers panoramic views of Sagami Bay.
Kinubariyama Kumano Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around 1190, the first year of the Jinkyu era, when Minamoto no Yoritomo established the Kamakura shogunate. Kumano faith, centered on the three grand shrines of Kumano in Kii Province—Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, …
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "熊野三神（家都美御子神・速玉之男神・事解之男神）"
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