For a great waterfall, tuna and Honshu’s southern tip.
What this area is like
Nachi Falls, Japan’s tallest single-drop waterfall, stands beside Seiganto-ji’s red pagoda. Katsuura is a tuna port with hot springs in seaside caves, Kushimoto has Cape Shionomisaki and the Hashigui-iwa rocks, and Susami has an underwater post box.
Plan your visit
Kuroshio limited expresses from Osaka reach Kii-Katsuura in about four hours; Nanki-Shirahama Airport is closer by air.
