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The Top 18 Natural Monuments in the Kii Mountains

Kii Mountains’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 18

beautiful natural monuments in the Kii Mountains. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 27, 2025

Nara Park Deer

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Feeding the deer was brilliant...suddenly there was a whole bunch of them standing around you and you were gently nudged, sometimes not so gently, with the request for more...you had to move away a little more vehemently

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Yunomine Hot Spring

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“Onsen” means “hot spring” and there are several of them in the small health resort of Yunomine. The village has a history that goes back over 1,800 years. You can …

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Tsugizakura Oji

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You enter the Tsugizakura-Oji Shrine through a stone gate and then follow a staircase. Gigantic cedars tower into the sky on both sides. Once at the top there is a …

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Seiganto-ji Temple and Nachi Falls

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The pagoda of Seigantoji Temple was built directly in front of the stunning Nachi Falls (the highest waterfall in Japan at 133m). The Buddhist temple is located directly next to …

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Yoshikien Garden

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Yoshikien - in a small frame typical things for a japanese garden were built. The tour is for free and is something you should not miss. Take the chance and visit this garden!

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View of Nara from Mount Wakakusa

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Mount Wakakusa (Wakakusayama) rises 342 m at the eastern edge of Nara Park. It is located between Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine.

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Uguisu Waterfall (Uguisu no Taki)

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This is a small waterfall in the Kasugayama jungle at the source of the Saho River and has been a famous site since the Edo period.

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Isuien Garden and Neiraku Museum

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The garden costs about 1000 yen entrance fee (07/2023), the entrance to the museum is included. The garden is much nicer than the neighbouring garden, which is free.

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Sacred Camphor Tree with Prayer Chamber

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This almost thousand-year-old tree is accessible. The cave inside serves as a prayer chamber, where many prayer tablets have been deposited.

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Nachi Falls (Nachi-no-Taki)

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From afar you can hear the roar of the Nachi Waterfall, the highest of its kind in Japan with a drop of 133 meters. The waterfall is located in Yoshino-Kumano National Park, very close to the Kumano Nachi-Taisha Shrine.

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The Top 18 Natural Monuments in the Kii Mountains

Nara Park Deer

Yunomine Hot Spring

Tsugizakura Oji

Seiganto-ji Temple and Nachi Falls

Yoshikien Garden

View of Nara from Mount Wakakusa

Uguisu Waterfall (Uguisu no Taki)

Isuien Garden and Neiraku Museum

Sacred Camphor Tree with Prayer Chamber

Nachi Falls (Nachi-no-Taki)

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