Nakatsugawa Gyoja-do
Nakatsugawa, which is also known as “Chudai,” plays a central role in Katsuragi Shugen. The Katsuragi Kanjo ritual in which the title of Yamabushi is conferred upon followers by Shogo-in (the head temple of Shugendo in Kyoto) is hosted at Gyoja-do. In the Katsurei-zakki guidebook written in 1849 by the priest Chiko,it is introduced as Nakatsugawa Koso-do,which enshrines En no Gyoja.
| Inquiries | Kinokawa City Tourism Department 0736-77-0843 |
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| Address | Nakatsugawa, Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Access | About 10 min. drive from Kinokawa IC on Keinawa Expressway to the Kokawadera Temple parking. |
| Admission | Free(It costs a parking rate at the Kokawadera Temple parking.) |
| Hours | Open 24 hours |
| Closed | Open year-round |
| Parking | None |