Shirahama's main beach is famous for its white sand 鈥 though what's there now was imported from Perth in the '90s, as the original sand was lost to erosion. It's a crescent-shaped cove, relatively sheltered from the currents, making it very popular with families during summer holidays (mid-July to August); otherwise it's mostly deserted.
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香港六合彩即时开奖's must-see attractions
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Kumano Hong奴 Taisha is one of the Kumano Sanzan (three great shrines of Kumano) and if you're following the traditional pilgrim route, it's the first one鈥
28.66 MILES
Built on the side of a mountain, facing the waterfall Nachi-no-taki, this shrine is one of Kii's most spiritual places, a site of ancient nature worship鈥
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This amazing natural rock formation is a line of about a dozen spire-like boulders extending 900m into the water like the supports of a bridge. It's鈥
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In the town believed to be the first place in Japan to produce soy sauce (sh艒yu in Japanese) 鈥 some 750 years ago 鈥 this factory lets visitors in on both鈥
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This wooden temple, absent of colour and next to the Shint艒 shrine Kumano Nachi Taisha, was last rebuilt in 1590, making it the oldest building in Kii 鈥
26.89 MILES
In 2000 this giant torii (entrance gate to a Shint艒 shrine) 鈥 33.9m tall and 42m wide, made out of steel, painted dramatic black and the largest in Japan 鈥
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Part museum, part visitor centre, this contemporary multimedia complex has exhibits about Kumano's culture and natural environment, plus English-speaking鈥
25.73 MILES
The last of the five major 艒ji (smaller shrines along the Kumano Kod艒) before Kumano Hong奴 Taisha, 贬辞蝉蝉丑颈苍尘辞苍-艒箩颈 marks the outer limits of the grand鈥
Nearby Kii Peninsula attractions
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厂别苍箩艒-箩颈办颈 is a wildly eroded point with layer after horizontal layer of stratified rock; this explains its name in Japanese, which translates to Thousand鈥
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Sandan-beki is a 50m cliff face that drops away vertiginously into the sea 鈥 a particularly awesome sight when the big rollers are pounding in from the鈥
11.85 MILES
罢补办颈箩颈谤颈-艒箩颈 is one of five major 艒ji (smaller shrines along the Kumano Kod艒). It marks the beginning of the passage into the mountains and today serves鈥
25.73 MILES
The last of the five major 艒ji (smaller shrines along the Kumano Kod艒) before Kumano Hong奴 Taisha, 贬辞蝉蝉丑颈苍尘辞苍-艒箩颈 marks the outer limits of the grand鈥
25.86 MILES
This temple in the middle of Yunomine Onsen is just above Tsubo-yu Onsen, and like many hot springs adjacent to temples, is dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai,鈥
25.89 MILES
In the town believed to be the first place in Japan to produce soy sauce (sh艒yu in Japanese) 鈥 some 750 years ago 鈥 this factory lets visitors in on both鈥
26.89 MILES
In 2000 this giant torii (entrance gate to a Shint艒 shrine) 鈥 33.9m tall and 42m wide, made out of steel, painted dramatic black and the largest in Japan 鈥
27.01 MILES
Kumano Hong奴 Taisha is one of the Kumano Sanzan (three great shrines of Kumano) and if you're following the traditional pilgrim route, it's the first one鈥