Sacred Mountain Climbs and Vibrant Autumn Leaves
Trail is open only in fair weather with sturdy footwear inspection required; closed during winter snow from December to March.
Famed as Japan's most thrilling and hazardous National Treasure, Nageiredo is a magnificent 8th-century wooden temple hall built directly into the sheer concave cliff face of Mount Mitoku. Legend tells that the ascetic founder En no Gyoja hurled the temple into the cliff using Buddhist spiritual powers.
- Best time
- All year
- Entry
- Paid · 入山料・本堂・投入堂参拝料 大人1,200円・小中学生600円 / Adult ¥1,200source
- Parking
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- Getting there
- Plan the route from your start ↓ · Open in Google Maps ↗
- Official info
- mitokusan.net ↗
💡 Reference photograph; views and access can change.
📷 Kazunori Fujimoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
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Directions to Mitokusan Sanbutsuji Nageiredo
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When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Not recommended
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: quiet
Kids: Check terrain, weather and local accessibility before visiting.
Rules
Fire: no fire
Drones: permit required
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
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30 km away
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-15
- 1. Mitokusan Sanbutsuji Nageiredo — Nageire-dou 3.jpg · Kazunori Fujimoto · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Mitokusan Sanbutsuji Nageiredo — Nageire-dou.jpg · Kazunori Fujimoto · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Mitokusan Sanbutsuji Nageiredo — Japan Tottori MitokuSan Nageiredo DSC01248.jpg · Copyright © 2003 David Monniaux · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0