Daimonzaka is the approach path to Kumano Nachi Taisha and Nachisan Seiganto-ji. It is about 640 m long and has 267 mossy stone steps. At the base of the staircase are two 800-year-old Japanese cedar trees called the Meoto-sugi or “married couple cedar trees.” The path is also surrounded by camphor and other trees and provides a representative image of the Kumano Kodo. Its name means “large gate slope” and has its origins in the large shrinegate that once stood at Kumano Nachi Taisha. At the teahouse partway up Daimonzaka, you can experience a pilgrimage dressed in a Heian Period costume.
