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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 ...
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).
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.
Nachi Falls (那智滝, Nachi no Taki) Waterfall Nachikatsuura-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken Kumano Sanzan: Nachi Primeval Forest (那智原始林, Nachi Genjirin) Forest Nachikatsuura-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken Kumano Sanzan
Fudōnanae Falls (不動七重滝, Fudōnanae-no-taki) Shimokitayama: 64 Sasa Falls (笹の滝, Sasa-no-taki) Totsukawa: 65 Naka Falls (中の滝, Naka-no-taki) Kamikitayama: 66 Nachi Falls (那智滝, Nachi-no-taki) Wakayama Prefecture: Nachikatsuura: 67 Kuwanoki Falls (桑ノ木の滝, Kuwanoki-no-taki) Shingū: 68 Haso Falls (八草の滝 ...
The Hondō (main temple) was built to enshrine this image which became the focus of the Nachi Kannon cult and is the image that is enshrined in the present Nyorindō. In 988 Emperor Kazan (花山天皇) (968-1008) visited the Kumano area on his first pilgrimage and, being deeply moved by the image of Kannon, he declared this Temple One of the ...
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State Road 65 (NM 65) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately 15.5 miles (24.9 km). NM 65's northern terminus is a continuation as County Road 263 (CR 263) at the intersection of Forest 156 Road. It passes through Montezuma, and its southern terminus is at NM 329 in Las Vegas.