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 World Heritage Site “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
Nachi Falls is also called Nachi-otaki or Ichi-no-Taki. The drop to the basin is 133 meters, the highest drop in Japan.
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Otaki worship center is open until 4:00 p.m.)
Otaki Worship Center
Adults 300 yen
Junior high school students and younger: 200 yen
25 min. by Kumano Kotsu Bus from JR Kii-Katsuura Stn. bound for Nachiyama → 5 min. walk from Taki-mae Bus Stop.