Nachisan Seiganto-ji Temple

Description

Legend has it that this temple got its start during the reign of Emperor Nintoku, when an stranded Indian priest found a Kannon Bosatsu statue in the waters of Nachi Falls, placing the statue here. Up until the ordinance to distinguish Shinto and Buddhism was issued in the Meiji era, this shrine flourished alongside Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine as a place for syncretic religious practice.

Location Information

• Address

  8, Nachisan, Nachikatsuura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama, 649-5301

• Nearest Station

  Kiikatsura Station
  ･ JR Kisei Line
  ･ JR Kinokuni Line
  25 minutes by bus

• Phone Number

  0735-55-0404

  Available languages

  only in Japanese

• Closed

  None

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