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Seiganto-ji Temple and Nachi Falls

Name: Seiganto-ji Temple and Nachi Falls
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1. Daimonzaka Slope – Kumano Nachi Taisha loop from Ichinono

4.46km

01:37

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2. Nachi Falls (Nachi-no-Taki) – Kumano Nachi Taisha loop from Kuchiirokawa

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110m

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3. Kumano Nachi Taisha – Myōhōsan Amida-ji Temple loop from Nachisan

6.85km

02:51

570m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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April 22, 2024

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 the Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine of the Shinto faith, which underlines the often harmonious relationship between Buddhism and Shintoism. The temple is one of the few that still stands next to a Shinto shrine after the violent separation of the two faiths in the Meiji period. The original construction of the temple dates from the 5th to 7th century.

Seiganto-ji is the first and southernmost of the 33 temples of the Saigoku Pilgrimage Route (西国三十三箇所, Saigoku sanjūsankasho), a pilgrimage that was first carried out in 1161.

Entry to the temple grounds is free, but there is a small fee to enter the pagoda.

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Seiganto-ji Temple and Nachi Falls

1. Daimonzaka Slope – Kumano Nachi Taisha loop from Ichinono

2. Nachi Falls (Nachi-no-Taki) – Kumano Nachi Taisha loop from Kuchiirokawa

3. Kumano Nachi Taisha – Myōhōsan Amida-ji Temple loop from Nachisan

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