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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 ...
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.
The temple was purposely built near Nachi Falls, where it may have previously been a site of nature worship. Seiganto-ji, part of the Kumano Sanzan shrine complex, is one of the few remaining jingū-ji or shrine temples following the forcible separation of Shinto and Buddhism during the Meiji restoration .
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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).
Osaka-fu (大阪府) - Slope is saka in Japanese, and the kanji for small was changed to big (大阪)→ big slope. Saga: 佐賀県: Saga-ken (佐賀県) - There was a river named Sakagawa, which reversed flow at high tide-saka noboru, the kanji was changed during the Edo period (佐賀)→help congratulations. Saitama: 埼玉県
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).
Osaka Castle Park: 大阪城公園: Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture: 57 Reed beds of Udono: 鵜殿のヨシ原: Udono and Kanmaki in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture: 58 Settsu-kyō Gorge: 摂津峡: Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture: 59 Mt. Ryūō and Miyama Village: 竜王山と見山の郷: Ninchōji, Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture: 60 Nose Myōkenzan ...