I Go To Kumano-Kodo Road To Nachi-Tahisha Shrine

The Kumano Kodo has been used for more than 1,000 years for the purpose of Kumano worship, which flourished as the largest sacred site in Japan during the Middle Ages.

In 2004, Kumano Kodo was registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as part of "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. 

I Go To World Heritage Site Yoshino-Kumano National Park

Hananoiwaya Shrine

In 2004, the shrine was registered as part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range by UNESCO.

It is a site of worship for the kami Izanami and Kagu-tsuchi. 

The cave is believed to mark the entrance to the underworld where Izanagi attempted to find Izanami after she died giving birth to Kagu-tsuchi.