Kokawadera
The dry landscape garden before the main hall is a Place of Scenic Beauty.
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The dry landscape garden before the main hall is a Place of Scenic Beauty.
It enshrines the deity of waka poetry. A scenic spot sung of in the Manyoshu.
You climb the 108 steps of the Samurai Slope. It is called the Nikko of the Kansai region.
A place tied to Hamaguchi Goryo, who saved the villagers from a tsunami. The shrine halls are Important Cultural Properties.
Said to have ceded the land of Koyasan to Kukai. An arched bridge crosses the water.
About 24 kilometres from Jisonin to Koyasan, with a stone marker at every cho along the way.
A deity who cures the illnesses of women. Dedicated dolls fill the whole precinct.
It enshrines the deity of trees, held to be the origin of the name Kii, the land of trees.
The boat was nailed shut from outside and set out for the southern sea. A reconstruction is on display.
Held to be the setting of the White Hare of Inaba in the Kojiki. Okuninushi helped a hare whose skin had been stripped off by sharks, and that hare then brought Okuninushi and Yagamihime together. That is why it is counted among the oldest matchmaking shrines in Japan. The stage of the myth is right there on the map.
The Nageiredo at its inner sanctuary is a National Treasure: a hall wedged into a hollow in a sheer cliff, and no one knows how it was built. Reaching it means climbing by chain, and you are not allowed up alone.
Its approach, paved with natural stone, runs about 700 metres and is said to be the longest in Japan. A place of mountain worship, facing Mount Daisen itself.
You go up the chain sections on all fours. The rule is that you may not enter alone.
BEFORE EXPLORING JAPAN · Getting to know Japanese culture
Two places you will come across on your trip. A shrine enshrines the kami of Shinto; a temple is a place to face the teachings of Buddhism and the Buddhas. Their entrances and the etiquette for visiting also differ.
A shrine honors Shinto kami; a temple follows Buddhist teachings. Learn how to recognize each place and visit respectfully.
Follow the guidance of each shrine or temple for the actual etiquette.