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Nachi Falls (那智滝, Nachi no Taki) in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 meters (and 13 meters wide), [1] it is the tallest waterfall with a single uninterrupted drop in Japan (although Japan also disputes Russia's right to Iturup Island, which has the 141 m high Ilya Muromets Waterfall); however, the tallest Japanese ...
Yoshino-Kumano National Park (吉野熊野国立公園, Yoshino-Kumano Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park comprising several non-contiguous areas of Mie, Nara, and Wakayama Prefectures, in the Kansai region of Japan.
The Kumano Kodō (熊野古道) is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Peninsula, the largest peninsula of Japan.These mountainous trails are used by pilgrims to the "Kumano Sanzan" (熊野三山) - the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano: Kumano Hongū Taisha (熊野本宮大社), Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社) and Kumano Hayatama Taisha (熊野速玉大社).
Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山 県, Wakayama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. [2]: 1026 Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 (as of 1 October 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,724 square kilometres (1,824 sq mi).
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Dorohatchō 瀞八丁 Dorohatchō: Shingū: the designation includes an area of Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture and Kumano in Mie Prefecture; also a Natural Monument
According to the Japanese government, there are 517 named waterfalls in Japan. Many of these waterfalls are located in remote mountain locations, but with an increase in hiking and tourism in recent years, the number of visitors has greatly increased, placing significant pressure on the surrounding environment.
Nachikatsuura town hall. Nachikatsuura (那智勝浦町, Nachikatsuura-chō) is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 14,420 in 7,622 households and a population density of 79 persons per km 2. [1]
Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprising a large stratovolcanic archipelago extending along the Pacific coast of Asia.The country is north-northeast of China and Taiwan (separated by the East China Sea) and slightly east of Korea (separated by the Sea of Japan).