Do you know Wakayama Prefecture?It is located south of Osaka.Deep in the mountains of Wakayama,there are famous tourist destinations,including shrine and temples.Let me introduce it to you now.
1.Wakayama Castle
It was built by Todo Takatora in 1585.This is the symbol of Wakayama City.You can go inside the castle and explore.
2.kokawa dera
It is located in northern Wakayama Prefecture. In 770, a local hunter, Otomo no kujiko, found a mysterious light in the mountains and built a hut there, which is the origin of the temple.There is a dry landscape garden in front of the main hall.
3.Kimii-dera
This temple was built in 770 AD.
4.Kishu Toshogu Shrine
It was built in 1621 by the 10th son,tokugawa Yorinobu,to enshrine his father(Ieyasu).
5.Koyasan(UNESCO)
It is a Buddhist city founded by Kobo Daishi during the Heian period.What is the World Heritage Site Mount Koya like?Check out this blog⇩⇩
Koyasan in Wakayama
6. Koyasan Choisi-michi Route
This is a pilgrimade route to Mount Koya,which was developed by Kobo Daishi.This road is a World Heritage Site.
Koyasan Choishi-michi-Pilgrimage Route！
7. Kumano Kodo (UNESCO)
The road called Nakahechi that runs from Kii-Tanabe Station to Kumano Hongu area is a World Heritage Site.At the end of the hiking trail,you will come across the three Kumano shrines and Nachi Falls.The distance is 65 miles.
8. Nachi Falls (UNESCO)
Nachi Falls, located in the southeastern part of Wakayama Prefecture, is the most famous waterfall in Japan, with a height of 145 yard, a width of 15 yard, and a basin depth of 12 yard.About 2682 years ago, when Emperor Jinmu was on his expedition to the east, he was led to a mountain, arrived at a waterfall, and began to enshrine a god. Hirou Shrine is located near the basin of the waterfall, and if you pay the entry fee , you can go right under the waterfall.
9. Nachi Taisya Shrine
In 317AD,a shrine was built to worshop the waterfall.
10. Seigantoji Temple
It is located next to Nachi Tasya shrine.
11. Kumano Hongu Taisha
When you go to a shrine,you may wonder why the torii gate is in that place.Long ago,the shrine was located on an island in the middle of a large torii gate.It was washed away by a flood and moved to its current location.
12. Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Pilgrimages to shrines in this area have been popular since 907 AD.A monument on which the number of visits by successive emperors is written.Emperor Go-toba is said to have visited 33 times.
