Sacred Nagi Tree of Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Shingu

Name: Sacred Nagi Tree of Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Address: Shingu, Japan

#3 among attractions in Shingu

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Sacred Nagi Tree of Kumano Hayatama Taisha

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The Sacred Nagi Tree of Kumano Hayatama Taisha is one of the Natural Monuments of Japan and is situated in Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu city, Wakayama, Japan. Kumano Hayatama Taisha is one of three Kumano Sanzan shrine/temple sites, and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". The nagi tree, Nageia nagi, is also called the broadleaf podocarpus. ()

Coordinates: 33°43'54"N, 135°59'2"E

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Sacred Nagi Tree of Kumano Hayatama Taisha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kumano Nachi Taisha, Nachi Falls, Seiganto-ji, Shingū Castle.

6.9 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple, Historical place
Kumano Nachi Taisha, Nachikatsuura
177 min walk • Kumano Nachi Taisha is a Shinto shrine and part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range of Japan.
6.7 miSW
, Nature, Natural attraction
Nachi Falls, Nachikatsuura
172 min walk • Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 meters, it is the country's tallest water fall with single uninterrupted drop; however, the tallest waterfalls with multiple drops in Japan are Hannoki Falls, at 497 m, and Shōmyō Falls, at 350m.
6.9 miSW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites,
Seiganto-ji
177 min walk • Seiganto-ji, nestled in the verdant folds of Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is a temple steeped in spiritual resonance and historical significance. This ancient site, part of the sacred Kumano Sanzan, stands as a testament to the harmonious blend of Shinto and Buddhist...
0.5 miE
Forts and castles
Shingū Castle, Shingu
14 min walk • Shingū Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Shingū, southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Shingū Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Mizuno clan, hereditary karō of Kishū Domain. Its ruins, along with the clan cemetery for the Mizuno clan, were designated a National Historic Site in 2003.
~310 ftE
Sacred and religious sites, , Temple
Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Shingu
2 min walk • Kumano Hayatama Taisha is a Shinto shrine located in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, on the shores of the Kumanogawa in the Kii Peninsula of Japan.
6.9 miSW
Temple
Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage
177 min walk • The Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage is a pilgrimage of thirty-three Buddhist temples throughout the Kansai region of Japan, similar to the Shikoku Pilgrimage. In addition to the official thirty-three temples, there are an additional three known as bangai.