Recommended half-day itinerary for Nachi Mountain and Kumano Kodo

Light and quick check-in itinerary: Starting from your arrival at JR Kii-Katsuura Station, take a bus to the final stop - Nachi Mountain, check in at the waterfall, climb up the mountain, visit the Grand Shrine, and then walk from the bus terminal to another direction's parking lot (there are signs on site) to connect a short section of the Kumano Kodo, hike down the mountain, experience the pilgrimage route, and in about 1 hour you will reach Daimon-ban, continue walking forward and you will find a bus stop, then take a bus back to JR Kii-Katsuura. You can stay overnight or wait for a bus to your next destination, the whole journey takes about 4 hours. If you are staying overnight in the surrounding cities and do not want to change hotels, you can start your journey from JR Kii-Katsuura Station. If you plan to stay overnight in Kii-Katsuura, it is recommended to stay at the Urashima Hotel, where from the rooftop outdoor area of the mountain pavilion of the hotel, you can even gaze at the Nachi Falls (the last picture), and with a good camera, you can capture it, then plan to visit the eastern side of the town's sea ⛩️ - Benten Island (located at 2 o'clock direction from the map's JR Kii-Katsuura Station) and that's pretty much it~ All the eateries are around the JR station.