Top Things to do in Nachikatsura-cho
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Top 10 Things to do in Nachikatsura-cho, Kinki
Discover the best top things to do in Nachikatsura-cho, Japan including Nachi Mitaki Falls, Seigantoji Temple, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Daimonzaka, Nachi Primeval Forest, Kino Matsushima, Fudarakusanji Temple, Hirou Shrine, Nachi Katsuura Tourist Center, Nachi Ogi Matsuri (Nachi Fire Festival).
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1. Nachi Mitaki Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 709 reviews
Reviewed By AhasverSaoPaulo
Best accessible by car or bus. Also a popular pilgrimage if you are still fit enough. First stop is usually a parking lot on a slope opposite the falls from where you walk down many stairs of old stone slabs (handrail) to a platform below the falls. The torii of the small Shinto Shrine there is the standard fpto backdrop for the tour group. Tipp: at the rightmost window of the Shrine there is a little door. For a spiritual contribution of only ¥300 you can from there coimb up some additional steps to two platforms mich closer to the falls and with VERY few tourists (the groups don't have the time). As a matter of fact, for more than ten minutes we were there alone! After that you have to climb up back to the parking lot. From there it is strongly recommended to go up further to both the Buddhist Temple with its beautiful Pagoda and to another (bigger) Shinto Shrine. The view if the falls from there is piceless (If you cannot or do not want to climb up there, parking is available for ¥800)
2. Seigantoji Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 276 reviews
Reviewed By Brisbane41 - Newcastle, Australia
This place encompases many to see in one day and they are all close together and can be done in 2 to 3 hours easily with good fitness. To get here from Kii-Katsuura Station just walk to the bus shelter and purchase a round ticket to Nachi-San and the bus will take you directly here. There are many nearby walking trails and other religious shrines that all share the backdrop of Nachi Falls. It is a photographers dream and is the place where you get all those stunning photos that make your friends at home jealous. It is also a peaceful and serene place. There are food stalls and souvenir shops also available.
3. Kumano Nachi Taisha
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 634 reviews
Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States
If not coming from Wakayama, it can be a full day to get here, BUT worth it if (as I had) not much tourists and a beautiful day. Wear comfortable shoes if you want to see more than the view off the bus.
4. Daimonzaka
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 289 reviews
Reviewed By bearykim - Singapore, Singapore
lovely walk.. abit challenging as there’s lots of steps, i took the bamboo sticks available along the way which helps the ascend.. quite a magical walk up the stone steps with rows of very majestic trees..
5. Nachi Primeval Forest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Sarisa406 - Chiang Mai, Thailand
Nachi High land is very well organized, it's not too much adventure but still provide you with much comfortable access. I took the 2-hour train from Wakayama and then take the bus to Nachi fall. Love it thier and hope to visit again.
6. Kino Matsushima
7. Fudarakusanji Temple
8. Hirou Shrine
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States
It sure gives you perspective on how high the falls are when you reach it foot; you have an opportunity to try some of the water.
9. Nachi Katsuura Tourist Center
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4.0 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States
Two gentlemen - limited on English - spent time with me as they got me started the right direction to get the most out of my visit to the falls
10. Nachi Ogi Matsuri (Nachi Fire Festival)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 22 reviews
Katsuura in Wakayama Prefecture is the site of Kumano Nachi Shrine, which hosts a popular festival that is today held on July 14. A special stage is installed for performances of Yamato-Mai dancing and Nachi Dengaku, which is a UNESCO Intangible Heritage. The most impressive event is a fire rite where men robed in white hoist a 50kg burning torch aloft. Shouting "hariya, hariya," they carry it past the stone steps and towards the Nachi Waterfall, another World Heritage Site, and extinguish it. Twelve sacred palanquins enshrining the local Kumano deities take up the charge from there. The event is also colloquially called the "Nachi Fire Festival."
