Kumano Hongū Taisha (熊野本宮大社) 熊野本宮大社
The tallest torii in Japan, 33.9 metres, where the shrine stood before 1889.
One of the three great shrines of the Kumano Sanzan (together with Nachi Taisha and Hayatama Taisha), the destination of the Kumano Kodō pilgrimage. It is classed as a 式内社 of 名神大社 rank in the Engishiki (10th century) and was raised to 官幣大社 in 1915. It is in the city of Tanabe, in the former municipality of Hongū.
Wakayama
Hongu Taisha-mae, 本宮大社前