Nachi-san Seiganto-ji Temple

Information

Nachi-san Seiganto-ji Temple is the first major stop of the Saigoku Thirty-Three Goddess of Mercy pilgrimage. The current Hondo main hall of the temple was reconstructed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and is now designated as an important cultural property. The giant bell(Ohwaniguchi), upon which Toyotomi Hideyoshi's petition was engraved, is the biggest in Japan, weighing 450 kilograms with a diameter of 1.4 meters. The temple is located near Nachi-no-Taki Waterfall and a beautiful scenery of the waterfall can also be enjoyed from the temple's three-storied pagoda.
The temple was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other locations, under the name "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" in 2004.

Opening Hours

5:00 - 16:30
Three-storied pagoda: 8:00 - 16:00

Closed

No closing days

Price / Entrance Fee

Admission Free
Three-storied pagoda: 300 yen (General, Adult)
Three-storied pagoda: 100 yen (Child)

Access / Public Transport

30 minutes from JR Kii-Katsuura Station by the bus bound for Nachi-san. Get off at the last stop, then walk 15 minutes.

Address / Location

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

Tweets

TripTogether @TripTogether - 2016-08-22: Seiganto-ji temple, #Wakayama, #Japan. A #UNESCO world heritage site at Nachi Falls. https://t.co/mLSUxGKJeY
kampungboycitygal @kgboycitygal - 2016-08-04: The three-storied Nachisan Seiganto-ji Temple (Pagoda) blends beautifully with Nachi Waterfall. Worth visiting... https://t.co/KO3Wj2tme1
Cow Mask @cowmask - 2016-07-15: The iconic view of San-jū dō at Seiganto-ji (青岸渡寺, Temple of the Blue Waves) with Nachi Falls in the background https://t.co/qmF3Rq7mGp
JP Rail.com @jprailcom - 2016-05-06: Nachi falls and Seiganto-ji temple. It's a part of World Heritage site. https://t.co/JPQDBvs7L7
Debay De Lux @DebayDeLux - 2016-04-12: Seiganto-ji temple set in front of Nachi falls ❤

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Debay De Lux @DebayDeLux - 2016-04-12: Seiganto-ji temple set in front of Nachi falls ❤

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Basem @basem1820 - 2015-07-03: '@arabthomness: Seiganto-ji, a Buddhist temple in front of the Nachi falls in Wakayama, #Japan. #BeautifulWorld http://t.co/FnEBDeSbXY'
Thomas van Linge @arabthomness - 2015-07-03: Seiganto-ji, a Buddhist temple in front of the Nachi falls in Wakayama, #Japan. #BeautifulWorld http://t.co/lnhCCfds7T
Regency Group Inc. @luxuryvipjapan - 2015-06-05: Series of most beautiful places in #Japan: Nachi Falls and Seiganto Temple ~ photo by dulcet faber (Source Flickr) http://t.co/HkOU1ANHck
sun moon stars @romanikonti - 2015-04-08: Seiganto-ji Temple and Great Waterfall Nachi, Japan http://t.co/IsI8FeVDTk
JP Rail.com @jprailcom - 2015-02-04: Nachi falls and the pagoda of Seiganto-ji temple in Kumano. http://t.co/DaCUIJp5aw