Wakayama Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine First visit to "Distributed worship" to prevent corona infection at 18:49 on October 2
Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine, a world heritage site in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, has decided to call for "distributed worship", such as having San avoid the day's worship at the beginning of next year's New Year to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. It was.
Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine, a world heritage site in Hongu-cho, Tanabe City, is crowded every year on the third day of the New Year, and about 470,000 people from all over the country worship.
However, as the infection with the new coronavirus continues, Kumano Hongu Taisha has decided to call for "distributed worship" from the perspective of preventing infection on the third day of the new year next year.
In addition to the main shrine of Kumano Hongu Taisha, a large tent will be set up at a location about 700 meters away from the shrine.
This place is called "Daisaihara", and the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine was there until the shrine was washed away by the flood in 1902, so it is the first time in 132 years that the shrine is visited here.
In addition, the period of the first visit will be set from January 1st to 17th, which is longer than usual.
Takamiya Tsukasa of Kumano Hongu Taisha said, "We have been thinking about a safe and secure way to visit as a World Heritage town in the new Corona. We would like to ask all worshipers for their cooperation." ..