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Wakayama · Japan
In the destination Kumano Kodo (Tanabe; Nachikatsuura).
In the photo: Hall of Kumano Nachi Taisha, in Nachikatsuura.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Nachikatsuura is the coastal town on the southeast of the Kii Peninsula that brings together Kumano Nachi Taisha, the Seiganto-ji temple and Nachi Falls, 133 meters high in the mountains, and the fishing port of Katsuura, with hot springs and a tuna market. Nearby Shingu, about 15 km away, is home to Kumano Hayatama Taisha, the third of the great shrines.
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The local experience
A Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple side by side on the slope of Mount Nachi, one of the three great shrines of Kumano. The three-story red pagoda of Seiganto-ji, with Nachi Falls behind it, is the region’s best-known view.
A waterfall with a 133-meter continuous drop, the tallest of its kind in Japan, venerated as a deity. At its base is Hiro-jinja shrine, with a platform that offers a close view of the fall.
One of the three great shrines of Kumano, in Shingu at the mouth of the Kumano River, with buildings painted bright red and a nagi tree about a thousand years old. Nearby, the Gotobiki-iwa rock of Kamikura Shrine dominates the town.
Beyond the guide
