Japan Nature | Nachi Falls in Wakayama City - YOSHINO KUMANO NATIONAL PARK JAPAN 2022

Nachi Falls is a waterfall located in Nachikatsuura-cho, Higashimuro-gun of Wakayama prefecture.
The mouth of the waterfall is 13m wide, and with the fall from the top to the basin being 133m, it is known for having the largest drop altitude in Japan.
The powerfulness of the waterfall can be felt even when seen from a distance, making it one of the Three Great Waterfalls of Japan along with "Kegon Falls" of Nikko city in Tochigi prefecture, and "Fukuroda no Taki" of Daigo-machi in Ibaraki prefecture.
The Nachi Fall is worshipped as a sacred object of Hirou Shrine, an associated shrine of the Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine, and it is said that you will receive blessings of longevity when touching splashes of water from the fall.
The divine looks of the waterfall is further enhanced during winter, as it stands out even more when its splashes scatter through the cold air.
On this trip, we head to the Nachi Falls via the Kumano Kodo, which is also known as a part of the world heritage "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range".
Although Kumano Kodo consists of several walking courses, we will use a 2.7km route starting from "Daimonzaka" to "Nachi Falls" this time, since it is considered an optimal route for hiking beginners.
Let's relive the ordeals gone through by the religious people of both the past and modern, by actually walking on this sacred path.
sources : https://thegate12.com/article/290

Yoshino-Kumano National Park includes sections of three prefectures—Wakayama, Mie and Nara—in a vast area south of Osaka. The park’s crowning glory, three grand shrines known collectively as Kumano Sanzan, are at the heart of the park. Kumano Hayatama, Kumano Hongu and Kumano Nachi have drawn pilgrims since the Heian period (794–1185), when they were at the heart of a folk nature religion known as Shugendo. The synergy between nature and spirituality is a theme that echoes throughout the park. Nature worshippers of all kinds still walk the pilgrimage routes known as the Kumano Kodo that run through forests and along shores to these shrines. White-sand beaches, rugged islets and wildly artistic rock formations resulting from a vast magma chamber explosion 14 million years ago make the park’s attractions even more diverse and plentiful.
sources : https://www.japan.travel/national-par...