Shingū Station — Local services in Shingu

Shingu is a small station that connects Nagoya and Osaka. It’s also a convenient place to start your trip to the Hongu Taisha part of Kumano Kodo and Hayatama Shrine.

Most importantly it has a locker space, so you can store your stuff there if you want to go sight seeing. There’s also a tourist center and a comfortable bus center just in front of it. Also here Pasmo/Suica still is usable, unlike in smaller stations, but be careful if your destination is a smaller station, be sure to take the tickets inside the train as that’s...

Rain glistens on shrine roofs, waves murmur beyond the hills. Shingu is a city wrapped in prayer — every alley leading to faith, every breeze carrying the sound of bells.

Tourist Tip: Visit Kumano Hayatama Taisha (UNESCO site) and Kamikura Shrine on its rocky hill. Short walk from station. Perfect spiritual detour for...

Loved it. There is replica of the panda seats in a special panda train that plies Shingu Station. The station is wide enough, and there is an area where travelers can regroup and sit and there are brochures although all in Japanese. There is a tourist center and a bus terminal at this...