Nanki-Shirahama Airport 1 hr 48
Ki-no-Matsushima (12 min) Kumano Hayatama Taisha (22 min)
Recently rebuilt, this well-known Shinto shrine from the 12th century is a well-known, scenic spot. Nachiyama Three-Story Pagoda (18 min) 那智海水浴場 (5 min) Taiji-cho Whale Museum (19 min)
Popular museum featuring a massive scale whale replica alongside 1,000 materials related to whaling. Kumano-Nachi Taisha (19 min)
Part of the Kumano Kodo UNESCO World Heritage Site, this Shinto shrine hosts a landmark waterfall. 補陀洛山寺 (7 min) Nakanoshima (12 min)
Striking, clifftop hot spring hotel featuring an outdoor pool, an open-air bathhouse & ocean views. Kamikura Shrine (20 min)
Shrine on a sacred boulder reached by climbing over 500 steps, with ocean & Shingu City views. Seigantoji (18 min) Nachi Falls (15 min)
This 133-m. flow of natural water is considered the tallest individual waterfall in Japan. Daimonzaka (11 min) Hirou-jinja (15 min) Katsuura Kanko Hotel Wakayama (7 min)
Streamlined rooms, some with open-air tubs, in a casual hot spring hotel offering a restaurant. Shingū Castle (23 min)
Stone remains of Shingū Castle, once home to a samurai warrior's daughter, set by the Kumano River. | 
