Shingu (新宮市 Shingū-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture.

It is the base point for visiting Kumano-Sanzan, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site (Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range).

From Nagoya, the Nanki provides direct access to Shingu in about 3.5 hours. From Osaka, the Kuroshio departs from Shin-Osaka Station and reaches Shingu in about 4.5 hours. 1 hour 40 minutes by express from the JR Shirahama Station. About 1 hour 10 minutes to Nanki Shirahama Airport from Haneda Airport.

• 33.729947135.9923081 Tankaku Castle (丹鶴城跡, Shingu Castle 新宮城跡). (updated Dec 2015)
• 33.722217135.9828452 Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社). (updated Dec 2015)
• Birthplace of Aikido. (updated Dec 2015)
• 33.731796135.9836433 Kumano Hayatama Shrine (熊野速玉大社). (updated Dec 2015)
• 33.728157135.9969854 History and Folk Museum (歴史民俗資料館). (updated Sep 2018)
• 33.727871135.9333835 Kuwanoki Falls (桑ノ木の滝). One of the nation's designated top 100 waterfalls. (updated Sep 2018)
• 33.728465135.9972996 Asuka Shrine (阿須賀神社). (updated Sep 2018)

• Nachikatsuura
• Tanabe
• Kiho
• Mihama
• Kumano
• Owase
• Taiji
• Kushimoto
• Kozagawa

Wakayama ← Nachikatsuura ←	W  E	→ Kumano → Tsu
Yoshino ← Kumano ←	N  S	→ END