abstract:A Kumano shrine in [[Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture]]A is a type of Shinto shrine which enshrines the three Kumano mountains: Hongū, Shingū, and Nachi ().Encyclopedia of Shinto, Kumano Shinkō, accessed on October 6, 2008 There are more than 3000 Kumano shrines in Japan, and each has received its kami from another Kumano shrine through a process of propagation called or .