20161002-20161009 Japan : Wakayama-ken Nachikatsuura-chou 和歌山県 那智勝浦町 - Kumano Nachi Taisha & Nachi no taki 熊野那智大社 & 那智の滝


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Kumano Nachi Taisha & Nachi no taki 熊野那智大社 & 那智の滝
Kumano Nachi Taisha 熊野那智大社 is a Shinto 神道 shrine and part of the UNESCO designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii 紀伊 Mountain Range of Japan.
Nachi no taki 那智の滝 is one of Three Waterfalls of Japan. With a drop of 133 meters (and 13 meters wide), it is the country's tallest water fall with single uninterrupted drop.

The nearest train station is Nachi station 那智駅 of JR Kisei Main Line 紀勢本線.
The Torii 鳥居 at the bottom of the stairs leading to Kumano Nachi Taisha 熊野那智大社 The Torii 鳥居 at the top of the stairs leading to Kumano Nachi Taisha 熊野那智大社 Main building of Kumano Nachi Taisha 熊野那智大社
The adjacent Seigantoji 青岸渡寺 Pagoda of Seigantoji 青岸渡寺 and Nachi no fall 那智の滝 Pagoda of Seigantoji 青岸渡寺 and Nachi no fall 那智の滝
Pagoda of Seigantoji 青岸渡寺 and Nachi no fall 那智の滝 Pagoda of Seigantoji 青岸渡寺 and Nachi no fall 那智の滝 Shrine at the bottom of Nachi no fall 那智の滝
Nachi no fall 那智の滝 Shrine at the bottom of Nachi no fall 那智の滝 Information board of introducing Kumano Nachi Taisha 熊野那智大社 and the surrounding area