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Kumano Nachi Taisha #92163618
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Kumano Nachi Taisha & x28;çâ Šéâ¡Å½Ã©â£æâ¢ÂºÃ¥Â¤Â§Ã§Â¤Â¾& x29; is one of the threeàKumanoàshrines, situated a few kilometers inland from the coastal hot spring resort ofàKatsuura. Theàshrineàis part of a large complex of neighboring religious sites that exemplify the fusion ofàBuddhistàandàShintoinfluences that is particular to theàKumano region. The site also boasts the tallest waterfall in Japan. The veneration of the Kumano shrines as holy sites of Shintoism predates Buddhism& x27;s introduction to Japan in the mid 6th century. Once Buddhism arrived in Kumano it took root quickly, and rather than competing with the indigenous religion for religious authority, it began a long process of harmonious mixing.