Kumano Taisha (熊野大社, Kumano-taisha) is a Shinto shrine located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.
The shrine is dedicated to the god Kaburogi-kumano-okami Kushi-mike-no-mikoto (伊邪那伎日真名子加夫呂伎熊野大神櫛御気野命, "Beloved Child of Izanagi, Divine Ancestor [and] Great Deity of Kumano, Kushimikenu-no-Mikoto'), which is identified with Susanoo-no-Mikoto.
[4] The shrine is situated in a mountainous region about 15km to the south of Matsue's central district and is accessible by car in approximately 30 minutes.
The Yakumo-bashi Bridge, painted in vivid vermillion color, stretches across of Iu River.
Before ascending the stone steps to the shrine, visitors can purify their body and mind at the water basin.
On the right-hand side stands the Inada Shrine, which is dedicated to Princess Inadahime, whom Susano-o-no-Mikoto saved from the 8-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi and married, according to Japanese mythology.