At 357 m above sea level, Tsuzuratotoge Pass is the pass at the border to Ise Province and Kii Province under the old geographical boundaries, and is the pass where pilgrims aiming for the Kumano Sanzan from Ise see the sea of Kumano for the first time. Even after Nisaka-toge Pass became the official entrance to Kii Province from the Edo Period on, Tsuzuratotoge Pass was used as a community road to the start of the Showa Period. The southern side of the pass faces a valley and rock walls and cobblestones made from natural stones are well preserved. “Tsuzurato” means “meandering.”
