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Stage 6: Koguchi to Nachi Taisha Temple – Kumano Kodo

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Stage 6: Koguchi to Nachi Taisha Temple – Kumano Kodo

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October 31, 2023

Stage 6: Koguchi to Nachi Taisha Temple – Kumano Kodo

Hard

05:44

15.4km

2.7km/h

1,020m

810m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 6.49 km for 1.31 km

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2.81 km

Climb to the pass

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Between ancient cedars and cypresses, it's an incredibly steep path up to the Echizen-Toge Pass. If you leave early, you will experience a magical mood here that will make the effort worthwhile.

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4.71 km

The climb from Koguchi to the highest point of the pass is over 800 meters in altitude. For hundreds of years, pilgrims have struggled up here to get to the Nachi Taisha temple complex. On the sign at the top of the pass is the following sentence by the poet Fujiwara Teika (1162-1241), who also made a pilgrimage here: “This path is hard and strenuous; It’s hard to describe how strenuous the climb actually is.”

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14.2 km

Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine

Highlight • Religious Site

Below the Nachi Falls, the largest waterfall in Japan, awaits you the destination of your pilgrimage. Over the centuries, a huge complex has been created here that includes both Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. The famous pagoda in front of the waterfall can even be climbed. From their circulating outlets you can enjoy an incredible panorama of the valley and the surrounding mountains. Below the temple complex you will also find hotels, restaurants and small shops.

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15.0 km

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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15.4 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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13.0 km

1.31 km

773 m

212 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

1.31 km

1.22 km

854 m

608 m

161 m

< 100 m

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Stage 6: Koguchi to Nachi Taisha Temple – Kumano Kodo

Climb to the pass

Echizen Pass

Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine

Nachi Falls (Nachi-no-Taki)

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