Hiro-jinja Shrine

4.0

A 20-minute drive from JR Kii-Katsuura Station. This Shinto shrine is a subordinate shrine to Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine, counted among the Three Main Kumano Shrines; Nachi Falls is the shrine's shintai, or object of worship. The shrine has no front shrine and instead visitors worship in an area around 200 meters in front of the waterfall. Accordingly, visitors may participate in a formal prayer service not only in the Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine's Honden but also here in front of the waterfall; and after the 30-minute service is over, participants can listen to a lecture on the history of the shrine. The shrine sells lucky charms depicting a dragon god based on an ancient legend that a dragon lives in the falls.

Spot details

Address: Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Nachikatsuuracho Nachisan Map
Area: Nachikatsuura / Taiji / Shingu Area
Phone: 0735550321
Hours: 8:30-15:30
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Tour fee] Free
[Water worship place entry fee] 300 yen
[Parking lot (Shrine disaster prevention road toll)] 800 yen
Parking Lot: Available(30spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

If you want to see the impressive waterfall, you must go to the shrine, which is next to it.

Reviewed : 2021.05.24

If you want to see the impressive waterfall, you must go to the shrine, which is next to it. The shrine itself, nothing out of the ordinary, but the waterfall is spectacular.
NICE HIKE TO FOOT OF THE FALLS

Reviewed : 2019.11.10

It sure gives you perspective on how high the falls are when you reach it foot; you have an opportunity to try some of the water.
Beautiful waterfall...the tallest in Japan! Gorgeous

Reviewed : 2018.10.31

This whole area is just a fantasy land for the eyes. Such beauty everywhere and then there is this beautiful shrine next to the waterfall. Dont miss walking over here if you are in the area, totally...