Nachi Kumano Taisha . Portrait of a nice spot in Japan. 和歌山県 One of the biggest Waterfall in Japan and a very impressive monastery surrounded from mountains. Kumano Nachi Taisha 熊野那智大社 is a Shinto shrine and part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range of Japan. The Kumano Kodō route connects it to other sites under the same classification, which are primarily located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The four sites on the route, classified as pilgrimage destinations and Wold Heritage Sites, are: 1.Nachi Taisha; 2.Hongū Taisha; 3. Hayatama Taisha; 4. Koya-san. Kumano Nachi Taisha is an example of Buddhist and Shinto syncretism (Shinbutsu shūgō) nestled in the Kii Mountains, near Kii Katsuura, Japan. Cedar forests surround the site. The Nachi Waterfall, worshiped at Hiryū Shrine near Kumano Nachi Taisha is believed to be inhabited by a kami called Hiryū Gongen. Also, there is a sacred tree at this site.