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WakayamaShrines & TemplesThe head temple of the Shingon school, opened by Kukai. Along the approach to the inner sanctuary stand some 200,000 graves, from Sengoku warlords to ordinary townspeople. Lords who were enemies in life sometimes lie side by side.
WakayamaShrines & TemplesThe centre of the three Kumano shrines. There are almost no other cases in the world of a pilgrimage road itself becoming World Heritage. Being far from Kyoto and Nara is precisely where the value lies, because leaving the everyday world behind was the whole point.
WakayamaShrines & TemplesOne of the three Kumano shrines. Many of its sacred treasures are designated National Treasures.
WakayamaShrines & TemplesNachi Falls drops about 133 metres, and the fall itself is the deity. With Seiganto-ji next door, it keeps the form of a faith in which gods and buddhas ran together.
WakayamaShrines & TemplesThe first temple of the Saigoku 33 Kannon pilgrimage. Known for the view of its three-storey pagoda against Nachi Falls, it keeps the form of a faith in which gods and buddhas ran together.
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WakayamaShrines & TemplesThe starting point of the Fudaraku crossings, in which a monk was sealed into a boat and set adrift towards the southern sea.
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WakayamaShrines & TemplesThe boat was nailed shut from outside and set out for the southern sea. A reconstruction is on display.