Kumano Juniso Shrine
This began during the Oei Era (1349-1427), when a man called Suzuki Kuro came from Kishu and he enshrined deities the Junisho of his hometown Kumano. The name of the surrounding area is called Juniso. The Juniso Pond which was located at the west side of Kumano-jinja Shrine, was used as a reservoir for the town of Tsunowazu, and there is a legend that a woman drowned herself and became a giant serpent. There was a waterfall on the eastern side and it was popular as a scenic spot.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
名所江戸百景 角筈熊野十二社俗称十二そう
江戸名所之内 四谷角筈十二そうの池熊のゝ社
Other Materials
Landmarks around Kumano Juniso Shrine
Naitoshinjuku Takadanobaba Sugatami-bashi Bridge Meguro no Fuji Zoshigaya Icigaya Hachimangu Shrine Kojimachi Sanno Gongen Shrine Ushigome / Kagurazaka Akasaka
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