One of the three most famous waterfalls in Japan, this 133-meter-high waterfall breaks through a deep primeval forest. The drop is the highest in Japan. It is also called "San-suji-no-taki" (three-suji waterfall) because there are three cuts in the bedrock at the choshi (choshi mouth), and the waterfall begins to fall in three separate drops. The waterfall is revered as the sacred body of Tobitaki...»
The shrine is dedicated to the Nachi Waterfall. There is no main shrine or hall of worship, but rather a place of worship located approximately 200 meters in front of the waterfall with a short roughly woven stone divider. Legend has it that touching the spray from the waterfall is said to have a miraculous power to prolong life and longevity. The grounds and Nachi Falls are part of the UNESCO W...»
Daimon-zaka is a particularly picturesque stone-stair and stone-paved path that retains the most colorful trace of the former Kumano Kodo (Kumano ancient pilgrimage route). As the approach to Kumano Nachi-taisha Shrine and part of the Kumano Kodo (Kumano Pilgrimage Route) Nakaheji, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for a "road" that pilgrims have walked for more than 1,000 years, which is rare i...»
Seiganto-ji Temple was developed as an integral part of Kumano Nachi-taisha Shrine and is the first temple of the pilgrimage to the 33 sacred places of the Kannon Sacred Shrine in the western part of Japan. The name of the mountain is Mount Nachi. The principal deity is Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu.It is the first of the 33 temples in the western part of Japan. The main hall was rebuilt by Hideyoshi T...»
Along the Oto River, a tributary of the Kumano River, is a simple hot spring with a series of inns, restaurants, and public bathhouses on the north bank. The 500 meter section of the Oto River in this area is a rare spot where hot spring water springs from the bottom of the river. If you dig in the sand of the riverbed, hot spring water springs up instantly, and you can create your own original ...»
Kumano Nachi Taisha enshrines the Kumano Junisho Gongen, whose main deity is Kumano-Osumi no Mikoto (another name for Izanami-no-mikoto). The shrine is also home to the Karasu-ishi (crow stone), which is said to have been transformed into a stone by Yatagarasu (a three-legged crow), and an 850 year old camphor tree. The shrine is said to be blessed with good health, longevity, and the fulfillment ...»
Kumano Hongu Taisha is the head shrine of Kumano Shrines throughout Japan. Among the three mountains, Kumano Hongu Taisha has a particularly ancient atmosphere. Walking along the "Nakaheji Road," one of the most popular pilgrimage routes in Kumano, you will arrive at Kumano Hongu Taisha at the end of a difficult and arduous journey. In 1995, the shrine pavilions were designated as National Impor...»
The deity is a huge rock on the mountain called Gotobiki Iwa, which is a regent shrine of Kumano Hayatama-taisha Shrine. Date of foundation: Yamato ...»
Kumano Hayatama-taisha is the head shrine of several thousand Kumano shrines enshrined throughout Japan as one of the Kumano Sanzan. The shrine enshrines two deities, Osumi and Hayatama, and has a hall of sacred treasures containing more than 1,000 treasures of the shrine and a giant tree of the nagi (Japanese cedar), a natural monument. The shrine is also home to a hall of sacred treasures cont...»
Yunomine Onsen is the oldest hot spring in Japan with a history of approximately 1,800 years, and has long been known as a place for travelers on pilgrimages to Kumano to purify themselves and rest. It was discovered around the 4th century, and later made its name known throughout Japan through the Kumano pilgrimages of successive emperors. There is a public bathhouse in the center of the spa to...»
The oldest hot spring in Japan with a history of about 1,800 years, Yunomine Onsen has long been known as a place of purification and rest for travelers on pilgrimages to Kumano. It was discovered around the 4th century, and later made its name known throughout Japan through the Kumano pilgrimages of successive emperors. The hot spring resort town, with its therapeutic hot spring atmosphere, is ...»
A dish of deep-fried whale meats which are seasoned with shoyu and ginger juice, and coated with katakuriko (starch). Kujirano tatsutaage used to be a staple food as an important source of protein in the postwar period in Japan. It is said that the history of whaling in Japan started in Taiji town in Wakayama Prefecture back in the Edo period. However, there is a written record of whales exchanged...»