[Feb 3 (Mon) to Jun 10 (Tue)] Mystic Walk 2025

[Feb 3 (Mon) to Jun 10 (Tue)] Mystic Walk 2025
[Feb 3 (Mon) to Jun 10 (Tue)] Mystic Walk 2025

The Mystic Walk is a walking tour available only from February to June.* Meals are not included

  • Dates: February 3 (Mon) to June 10 (Tue), 2025
    * It is planned to run until before the rainy season, but if the rainy season arrives early and high water is expected, it is dangerous, so it may end earlier than the above period.
  • Price
    <Guide fee>
    Groups of up to 10 people
    ・1 to 5 people: guide fee 9,000 yen
    ・6 to 10 people: guide fee 12,000 yen
    * Groups of 11 or more are treated as 2 or more groups.
    * One guide accompanies each group.
    <Formal worship offering>
    A formal worship at Kumano Nachi Taisha is required to hold the Mystic Walk.
    ・1 to 5 people: please separately pay at least 5,000 yen to Kumano Nachi Taisha.
    ・6 to 20 people: please separately pay at least 10,000 yen to Kumano Nachi Taisha.
    (For 21 or more people, add 500 yen per person)
    * Pay the formal worship fee directly to Kumano Nachi Taisha.
    * Formal worship reception hours are 08:30–13:30.

    Example: for 20 people = 2 groups of 10
    Guide fee 12,000 yen x 2 groups = 24,000 yen + offering (at least 10,000 yen)
  • Tour departure time
    From 8:00 to around 13:00 (the last meeting time is 13:00.)
  • Tour duration (approx.)
    About 4–5 hours
  • Eligibility
    Upper elementary school age and up, with strong legs
  • Course
    (Meet) Nachisan bus stop … Kumano Nachi Taisha (prayer) … Nachisan Seiganto-ji (worship) … enter the mountain … Horiwari … Second Falls … Third Falls … Second Falls … Nachi Falls (First Falls) (disband)

    * The uphill continues to Horiwari. From Horiwari there is a downhill with a rope, and from the bottom you cross four streams to the Second Falls. From the Second to the Third Falls you climb a steep slope.
    * There are no restrooms once you enter the mountain, so please be aware. (Seiganto-ji is the last.)
    * Walking distance: about 5 km, walking time: about 3.5 hours, elevation difference: about 100 m
  • What to bring
    ① Bring a bag such as a backpack so your hands are free.
    ② Wear non-slip, well-worn footwear. (No rubber boots)
    ③ Gloves (essential for gripping rocks and trees), drinks, snacks, etc.
    　* Trekking poles are dangerous in the streams, so please stow them before the stream.
    　* If you use a fixed cane, leave it before the stream and collect it on the way back.
  • Other
    ① If the tour cannot run due to high water in the streams, rain or storms, we will notify you by the morning of the day before. Even after departure, we may turn back partway for safety.
    ② You may get wet from stream water, so bring a change of clothes as needed.
    ③ We cannot arrange bento, goma fire prayers or other options. Please understand in advance.
    ④ We carry insurance just in case, but cannot take responsibility beyond the following.
    　[Death/permanent disability 3 million yen, hospitalization 3,000 yen per day, outpatient 2,000 yen per day]
  • Notes

[Please be sure to read] * By applying, you are deemed to have agreed to the content stated.

"Let's Walk the Mountains" tour mountaineering guide* Source: Japan Association of Travel Agents

* We may decline participation if your clothing is unsuitable for the tour.

  • Applications and inquiries
    * Please fill in the application form and send it by email or fax to the address below2 weeks beforethe date.
    TEL: 0735-52-5311 (Nachikatsuura Tourist Information Center, 9:00–18:00, open all year)
    Email: guide@nachikan.jp
    FAX: 0735-52-0131

Nachikatsuura tourism site "Mystic Walk 2025" page

Period2025-02-03 00:00 – 2025-06-10 00:00
VenueWakayama: Nachikatsuura, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Nachisan Seiganto-ji, Nachi Falls