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One of my favorite waterfalls located in Kozagawacho, known for its many waterfalls, is Nakatsudani Falls, which has a height of 93 meters and consists of seven tiers. From below, you can see up to the third tier, which is 45 meters high. It’s a beautiful waterfall, but after rain, it becomes inaccessible.
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Maboroshi no Taki, located in Kozagawacho, Wakayama Prefecture, is a famous waterfall with a drop of 63 meters. Delicate Himerenga flowers adorned the waterfall. It is recommended to visit when the water volume is high due to rain, but please be careful of your footing as the rocks can be slippery near the waterfall's base.
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The only exclave in Japan, Kitayamamura in Wakayama Prefecture, has started its tourist rafting. Why not come and experience the thrilling river descent in nature?
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Behind Kōgen Shrine, located along the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route's Nakahechi course, you can see a large camphor tree with a trunk circumference of over 6 meters, as well as a cluster of ebine orchids. Take your time to enjoy the Kumano Kodo while reflecting on the ancient people.
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This is a waterway (Lake Biwa Canal) constructed during the Meiji era to draw water from Lake Biwa in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, to Kyoto. It has been designated as a national historic site.
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The cherry blossoms on the Hirasogen Plain in Shirahamacho, Wakayama Prefecture are in full bloom. The full moonlight revealed the blossoms, making them appear to float.
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Near Chikatsuyu Oji Shrine on the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route stands the Naganose Family, whose lineage dates back to the Nanboku-chō period. In the old family garden there is a weeping cherry tree that the 19th head of the family, Rokuro Kasamori Nonagase, brought from Gion in Kyoto and planted in April 1747. It rained this morning, but I photographed the tree, which is now about 60–70 percent in bloom.
If you walk the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi Course, be sure to see this magnificent weeping cherry. I think it will probably be in full bloom around this weekend.
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From Hirakiso Plateau, a popular resting spot for Shirahamacho residents, you can see the Milky Way; the large red star is Antares in Scorpius. Its diameter is about 700 to 800 times that of the Sun, and it lies roughly 550 to 600 light-years from Earth.
That means the light we see now left the star 550 to 600 years ago.
Hirakiso Plateau is dotted with many cherry trees, and soon it will bustle with crowds enjoying the blossoms.
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These are the Hashigui-iwa Rocks, a natural monument in Kushimotocho, Wakayama Prefecture.
Long ago, Kobo Daishi and an amanojaku made a bet over whether they could build a bridge from Kushimoto to an offshore island before the rooster crowed. Just as Kobo Daishi had nearly finished setting the bridge’s piles, the amanojaku feared losing, imitated a rooster, and tricked Kobo Daishi into thinking morning had come. Kobo Daishi gave up and left the partly built bridge behind. That is why only the bridge’s piles are said to remain, according to the legend.
What do you suppose Kobo Daishi and the amanojaku wagered?
These Hashigui-iwa Rocks are also selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Sunrises.
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Kumanozakura, recognized as a newly identified cherry variety
It blooms earlier than Someiyoshino and has deeper color than Yamazakura
Photographed in the Mine District of Kozagawacho.
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