5 Sights in Nachikatsuura, Japan (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Nachikatsuura, Japan.
1. Seiganto-ji
Seiganto-ji (青岸渡寺), Temple of Crossing the Blue Shore, is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. In 2004, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other locations, under the name "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". According to a legend, it was founded by the priest Ragyō Shōnin, a monk from India. The temple was purposely built near Nachi Falls, where it may have previously been a site of nature worship. Seiganto-ji is part of the Kumano Sanzan shrine complex, and as such can be considered one of the few jingū-ji still in existence after the forcible separation of Shinto and Buddhism operated by the Japanese government during the Meiji restoration.
2. Kumano Nachi Taisha
Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社) is a Shinto shrine and part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range of Japan. The Kumano Kodō route connects it to other sites under the same classification, which are primarily located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The four sites on the route, classified as pilgrimage destinations and World Heritage Sites, are: 1) Nachi Taisha; 2) Hongū Taisha; 3) Hayatama Taisha; 4) Koya-san.
3. 下里古墳
The Shimosato Kofun (下里古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound located between the Shimosato neighborhood of the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1976. and the items excavated from the tomb are designated Tangible Cultural Properties of Nachikatsuura Town.
4. Tafuke-Oji
Prince Tafuke Oji (Tafuke Oji, Tabuke Oji) is a former shrine located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashi-mui District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the last of the ninety-nine princes. It is close to the entrance to Daimon Slope, just above the couple's cedar.
5. Fudarakusan-ji
Fudarakusan-ji is Tendai temple of the Higashimuro district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. The name of temple comes from mount Potalaka. It is said to have been founded by Ragyō Shōnin, a monk from India.
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