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The Matsumoto Pass, located on the last mountain crossing road of the Kumano Kodo "Iseji", is a route where you can enjoy the view of the Kumanonada, and it takes about 20 minutes to the Matsumoto Pass if you go up the mossy stone-stepped road from the Edo period paving stones. At the pass, Jizo-sama will greet you.

The quay of a 70m high and 600m surrounding granite rock, rising on the shoreline between Kumano City and the tail eagle. It gets its name because of its shape as if the columnar shiri rock wall lined with shields, and the legend of the Emperor Jinmu's landing remains. It is also equipped with a 40-minute one-way promenade, but a maritime tour service that runs from Futagishima Port (reservation required. For details, it is more powerful to ride to the Kumano Tourism Association) and see from the sea side. The surrounding area is famous as a spot of rock fishing.

Japan's longest sandstone coast, which stretches for 20 km from Kimoto-cho, Kumano to the mouth of the Kumano River. The pine forest in the windbreak along the shoreline was once transplanted by Shingū Castle owner, Shigenaka Mizuno, from Yenshu (now Shizuoka Prefecture) Hamamatsu. The sandbbles, called "mihama pebbles", go down the Kumano River over a long period of time from the mountain area, and the cobbles polished by the rough waves of the Kumanonada. Multicolored and glossy. In the spring, loggerhead turtles come ashore and scrape through the cobbles to lay eggs.

Onigajo (Meishatsu/Natural Monuments), which is a cliff that protrudes into the dark blue sea and has an atmosphere that the demon seems to live in like the name. This is where the bedrock was raised by an earthquake, then eroded by waves and wind, creating countless caves and holes, large and small. There are a number of natural rock sculptural art on the promenade, which is about a kilometre long, including monkey return on a bluff of tens of meters, dog return, bee nests with myriad hollows, and ogre lookouts. The Sōjiki of the sea-carrier cave at the entrance of the promenade is very pleasant to see.

"Furusato onsen", which has a bathroom, a rest room and a hot spring stand, where the hot springs of sodium-bicarbonate springs and is popular among women as a beautiful-skinned hot water, with many repeat visitors.

Convenient for walking through the Kumano Kodo Maetsu Pass. Local products such as dried fish and salt products are available. Fish tsumile and set meals and saama tatsudon, which are made by kneading plenty of vegetables on surimi (kigis) of fish, are popular.

A popular lunch box with herbs from the Eastern Kishu, which can be delivered at least two for reservations to the Kihoku Cooking Society.

It is held on the second Saturday of each month within the fish market at Nagashima Port (subject to change for location). About 10 shops, including shops and growers in the neighborhood, have opened stores, which are lined with specialities from the Eastern Kishu. Fish and shellfish, agricultural crops, confectionery, delicacies, and miscellaneous goods are sold in the port city, but the favorite is still fresh fish. Freshly fried fish are sold at a discount of 2-3 of the local price. In addition, the port city of Kiinagashima is held at the end of each year for about 10 consecutive days at the end of the year.

It was founded in 1946. They use koji for luxury, and produce and sell miso, amazake, etc., using a simple process. Miso is 1kg630 yen ~. Also pay attention to the handmade miso set 3780 yen. It takes about a year to complete 5-6kg of miso, but homemade should be different.

The road between the Ise Shrine and the Kumano Sanzan between the Omikō-cho and the Tsuzurato-toge in Kihoku-cho, on the Kumano Kodo Ise Road. Tsurato's name comes from "99-fold", and the mountain path is winding just like a snake. However, it is not enough to be taken by grass and tree roots, and it is easy for beginners on mountain roads to walk. Until the beginning of Showa, it was a living road.