Every July, the Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine holds the Nachi Fire Festival, one of Japan's top three of its kind. The event involves transporting gods home to Nachi Waterfall on portable shrines.

Nikkeishinbunsha No.93, 1993, screenprint, 45.5x60.5cm, signed, ed.200, framed.* *Not examined out of frame. Condition : toning to the illustration and margins.

Twice a year, the priests of Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine replace a sacred rope that hangs above a 133-meter-high waterfall. Just before the new year, five priests dressed in white climbed the ...

The 133 metre high Nachi waterfall is the tallest unbroken cascade in Japan. It is considered sacred by both of the main faiths in Japan, Shinto and Buddhism. In the Shinto faith, the waterfall is ...

The picturesque Seigantoji pagoda with the Nachi Falls in the background is blocked from view as it’s being repainted ...

Details of all the area’s bus routes can be found here. The pagoda at Nachisan Seiganto-ji Temple and Nachi Waterfall As with the Hongu area, Nachi is more than just a shrine visit, as you’ll ...

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Wakayama is home to many Unesco World Heritage sites, including the Kumano Kodo, an ancient pilgrimage trail that stretches from the country’s tallest waterfall at Nachi Taisha to the granite ...

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