Nachi Seiganto-ji Temple

Nachi Seiganto-ji Temple

Nachi Falls, Nachi Grand Shrine and then Seiganto-ji Temple, a facility which brings together the mountain and worship

Seiganto-ji Temple has been registered as a World Heritage site as part of the “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range”. From the temple grounds, you can fully enjoy the beautiful scenery of the bright vermillion three-floor pagoda soaring into the sky with Nachi Falls in the background.

Business Hours

Seiganto-ji Temple　　　　 5am – 4:30pm The three-floored pagoda 8:30am – 4pm　 Open every day

Price

Entrance fee for the three-floored pagoda 300 yen

Address

那智青岸渡寺　8 Nachisan, Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro, Wakayama

Phone

(0735) 55-0001

Website

http://www.nachikan.jp/en/nachikatsuura/

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