On our second full day (Part One is here) we walked to different sites in the Nachi area, bused to Katsura, walked around Katsura, bused to Koyasaka, and walked home.
We caught the bus to Nachi and visited the local shrine while waiting for the bus to the more famous Nachi Taisha Shrine. Nachi is a fishing town so....a sacred boat.
Then the bus to the foot of Daimonzaka Trail where one sets out for Nachi Taisha Shinto Shrine and the Seigantoji Buddhist temple which sit literally side by side at the top. The Daimonzaka Trail has 600+ steps and giant fir tress. Wow!
Walking sticks to borrow. Yes!
One can rent pilgrim gear; however, we did not see anyone in costume. ;-(
There were a group of flowering cherry trees near the top (on March 28, 2019).
A bit of light rain when we reached Nachi Taisha Shrine.
Next door is Seiganto-ji Buddhist Temple.
Bell ringing at the temple captured in video by Sun-Ling.
The Buddhist Temple complex includes a 3-story pagoda. And beyond is Nachi no Taki waterfall, the highest waterfall in Japan.
Seconds after the photo below was taken we raced down several flights of stone steps and flagged down the bus to Katsura as it was pulling away. Whew! Next bus is not for 90 mins.
Katsura is a fishing village/town with a lovely round-the-peninsula walk, picturesque port, a shipyard tor two, and a free foot bath for the weary.
Photo below courtesy of JinYi
On to Koyasaka - love the Wakayama 5-day transport pass - where we picked up the Kumano Koda again and walked 5 km back to Shingu. This peaceful stretch of the trail is along the coast and passes an old whaling lookout station with nearby harpooner's shrine.
More cherry blossoms.
View from whaler's lookout.
Harpooner's Shrine.
View back to Shingu.
Above the train tracks and the beach.
Goodbye Japan! On to South Korea!
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Most Recent Post
Uzbekistan: Khiva
Khiva is really the first stop on our upstream tour of the Silk Road. An important post on the Silk Road, Khiva was razed and rebuilt many t...
Most Popular Posts of Last 30 Days
-
Last week we hauled our canoe and tent over to Merchants Millpond State Park and enjoyed some very fine camping and paddling. One day we p...
-
Dubai, the most populated city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is an enigma for us. Dubai is now among the top 5 most visited cities in t...
-
Everything happened smoothly with our Galapagos trip. We had really good weather, two full days of sun and a couple of partly cloudy day in...
-
The day before Easter we took the regional FSE train from Martina Franca to Bari, the 2nd largest city in southern Italy (after Naples) with...
-
Tashkent, Uzbekistan is our entry into Central Asia. The Silk Road had been a destination for us for decades. Besides the usual concerns for...
-
Colombo Airport (CMB) is in Negombo. Our tour of Sri Lanka is ending. Back in Vietnam, the notorious (we have since learnt) budget airline I...
-
Founded in the fourth century BCE, Anuradhapura was the first Sri Lankan capital. Today there are still a dozen giant stupas, some dating ba...
2 comments:
Good timing with the cherry trees!
@Kathy - Yes, we were soooo lucky. And even better timing with South Korea. Stay tuned.
Post a Comment