This is a temple of the Tendai sect and from the Heian Period to the Edo Period was a place where the Fudaraku-tokai, crossing the sea to the southern pure land, took place. Priests and devotees headed out in small boats to the southern sea, aiming for Fudarakusan, a pure land far away presided over by Kannon, bodhisattva of compassion. These journeys were carried out about twenty times from the 9th century to the 18th century. There are tombstones on the grounds for priests who went out on the Fudaraku-tokai.

Adjacent to Fudarakusan-ji Temple, this is one of the 99 Oji-jinja shrines of Kumano and shows the remnants of Shinto-Buddhist syncretism. The shrine is currently known as Kumano Sansho Omiwasha.

This is a coastal pass trail that leads from Ojigahama to Miwasaki. It was opened as the Nakahechi connecting Kumano Hayatama Taisha and Kumano Nachi Taisha, and there are highlights along its route including the Magohachi-jizo statue and Konko Inari-jinja.

Hama-oji is on the way to Koya-zaka from Asuka-jinja and is one of the 99 Oji-jinja shrines of Kumano. Oji-jinja in Kita-ku, Tokyo originated from the ceremonial transfer of the divided tutelary deity from this Hama-oji.

This shrine is located at the foot of Mt. Horai-san at the mouth of the Kumano-gawa River, and the main enshrined deity is Kotosakanoono-Mikoto. The deities of the Kumano Sanzan have been worshipped here since ancient times and Asuka-jinja was treated as Asuka oji shrine on the Kumano pilgrimage in the Heian Period.

At the base of route is Owase-jinja with its giant camphor tree at the entrance, estimated to be ~1000 years old. The shrine dates from the 8th century, but records have been lost to Tsunamis in 1707 and 1854. The religious beliefs are influence by both Ise and Kumano—the deities are similar to Kumano, but the philosophy of repairing buildings ever 20 years is from Ise. The shrine is famous for its Shishimai lion dance purification rite and massive taiko drum. The energetic Ya Ya Matsuri quarrelling festival takes place over the first 5 days of February where teams of men from different neighborhoods push and shove each other into a frenzy. With over 300 years of history it is probably one of the oldest mosh pits in the world!

There is a large camphor tree said to be more than 1,000 years old on the grounds of Asuka-jinja, and it has a sacred forest where academically important plants grow. There was a wharf here in the Edo Period, which pilgrims are thought to have used for round-trips with Mikisato.

Nagashima-jinja shrine is worshipped by locals for safety at sea and productive fishing. There are large old-growth trees on the grounds,including an estimated 1,000-year-old camphor.

This is a temple of the Soto school opened in 1569. In the temple grounds, there are thunberg's meadowsweets, azaleas, crape myrtles, and other trees and flowers, including some big acorn and oak trees that are several hundred years old. Dairen-ji is known as the flower temple.

The enshrined deity of Takihara-no-Miya is Amaterasu-Omikami. Takiharano-Miya is one of the superior affiliated shrines of Ise Jingu, and Takiharano-Narabi-no-Miya is located alongside it in the same grounds.The layout resembles Naiku with a long shrine approach. The purification place is at a nearby stream and the buildings are rebuilt in accordance with the Shikinen Sengu rebuilding ceremony. Some historians hypothesize that Takihara-no-Miya could be the prototype of Naiku.