Nachikatsuura
Nachi Falls
A waterfall with a drop of 133 metres. Hiro Shrine takes the fall itself as its sacred body.
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WakayamaCulture & History
WakayamaArchitectureWakayama
Wakayama Castle
A castle on Mount Torafusu in Wakayama City, seat of the Kishu Tokugawa, with a three-tier keep.
WakayamaShrines & TemplesKoya
Kongobuji Temple
Head temple of Koyasan Shingon, descended from a temple Toyotomi Hideyoshi built for his mother.
WakayamaCulture & History
WakayamaShrines & TemplesNachikatsuura
Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine
One of the three Kumano shrines. Its halls stand on high ground facing Nachi Falls; part of the World Heritage property.
WakayamaArchitectureWakayama
Kimiidera Temple
A temple founded in 770, the second stop of the Saigoku 33 pilgrimage, with the reference tree for cherry blossom forecasts.
WakayamaArchitectureTanabe
Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine
One of the three Kumano shrines. A World Heritage site, with the largest torii in Japan standing nearby.
WakayamaShrines & TemplesWakayama
Awashima Shrine
A shrine at Kada in Wakayama City, its grounds filled with dolls sent from all over Japan.
Wakayama
Saki-no-Yu
An open-air bath at Shirahama, a rock tub facing the sea, said to date from the age of the Man'yoshu.
Wakayama
Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District
A townscape in Yuasa, the only preservation district of traditional buildings in the prefecture, and a soy-sauce brewing town.
WakayamaArchitectureShingu
Kamikura Shrine
A shrine partway up Mount Kamikura in Shingu, held to be where the Kumano deity first descended, at the top of 538 stone steps.
Kainan
Kuroe Townscape
A townscape at Kuroe in Kainan. In this Kishu lacquerware district the houses stand in a sawtooth line.
WakayamaShrines & TemplesWakayama
Kishu Toshogu Shrine
A shrine founded in 1621, honouring Tokugawa Ieyasu and the first lord of the Kishu domain. Its main hall is an important cultural property.
WakayamaCulture & HistoryWakayama
Kokokuji Temple
A temple in Yura, built in 1227 for the repose of Minamoto no Sanetomo.
WakayamaCulture & HistoryWakayama
Shionomisaki Lighthouse
A lighthouse at the southern tip of Honshu, first lit in 1873.
WakayamaArt & CraftsShingu
Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine
One of the three Kumano shrines, with vermilion halls; part of the World Heritage property.
WakayamaArt & CraftsHidakagawa
Dojoji Temple
A temple in Hidakagawa, said to date from 701, the setting of the legend of Anchin and Kiyohime.
Wakayama
Negoro-ji Temple
Head temple of Shingi Shingon in Iwade, about 900 years old, with a great pagoda that is a national treasure.
WakayamaArchitectureKatsuragi
Niutsuhime Shrine
A shrine in the Amano basin in Katsuragi, said to be over 1,700 years old; part of the World Heritage property.
Wakayama
Nachi-san Seiganto-ji Temple
A temple on Mount Nachi, the first stop of the Saigoku 33 pilgrimage, with Nachi Falls seen past its three-storey pagoda.
WakayamaCulture & HistoryWakayama
Kumano Kodo Daimon-zaka
About 500 metres of stone-paved slope on the Kumano Kodo toward Nachi Taisha, lined with cedars.