Travel Destinations in Wakayama
Showing 29 travel destinations in Wakayama
Kimii-dera
Hillside Temple Known for Early Cherry Blossoms
A hillside temple founded in 770, the second stop on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage, reached by 23...
Adventure World
Shirahama's Premier Safari Park and Marine World
A sprawling safari park, zoo, and marine park in Shirahama combining wildlife encounters with amu...
Ryujin Onsen
Hot Spring Town Among Japan's Three Beauty Waters
A mountain hot spring town in the former Ryujin village of Tanabe, counted among Japan's three be...
Doro-kyo Gorge
River Gorge with Sheer Cliffs on the Kitayama River
A steep-walled gorge on the Kitayama River in Yoshino-Kumano National Park, spanning the borders ...
Shirasaki Ocean Park
White Limestone Cliffs Above the Sea
A coastal park in Yura built around white limestone cliffs formed from ancient marine rock, with ...
Dojo-ji
Wakayama's Oldest Temple and Home of the Anchin-Kiyohime Legend
The oldest temple in Wakayama, famed for the tragic Anchin-Kiyohime bell legend and for the livel...
Porto Europa
European-Themed Park at Wakayama Marina City
A theme park on the man-made island of Wakayama Marina City built to look like a Mediterranean po...
Senjojiki
Wave-Cut Sandstone Terrace on the Shirahama Coast
A vast sloping shelf of soft sandstone on the Shirahama coast, carved into broad steps by the wav...
Shionomisaki
The Southernmost Cape of Honshu at Kushimoto
The southern tip of Honshu, a windswept headland of grassland and Pacific horizon at Kushimoto, w...
Danjo Garan
Koyasan's Central Temple Complex and the Great Konpon Daito Pagoda
One of the two sacred centres of Koyasan, a sanctuary of halls and gates around the vermilion Kon...
Yunomine Onsen
Ancient Kumano Hot Spring and the World Heritage Tsuboyu Bath
A tiny, steam-wrapped hot-spring hamlet near Kumano Hongu, home to Tsuboyu, a rock-cut riverside ...
Kawayu Onsen
Riverbed Hot Spring Where You Dig Your Own Bath in the Ōtō River
A riverside hot spring near Kumano Hongu where hot water wells up through the gravel of the Ōtō R...
Kongobu-ji
Head Temple of Koyasan and Shingon Buddhism
The administrative head temple of the Koyasan Shingon school, known for its sweeping tiled roof, ...
Seiganto-ji
First Temple of the Saikoku Pilgrimage and the Pagoda Above Nachi Falls
The Tendai temple beside Kumano Nachi Taisha and the first stop of the Saikoku 33 Kannon pilgrima...
Explore Wakayama by Category
🛕 Temple (6)
- Koyasan Okunoin
- Kimii-dera
- Kongobu-ji
- and 3 more...
🗼 Landmark (5)
- Engetsuto
- Hashigui-iwa
- Doro-kyo Gorge
- and 2 more...
🎯 Attraction (4)
- Kumano Kodo
- Nachi Falls
- Sandanbeki
- and 1 more...
⛩️ Shrine (4)
- Kumano Nachi Taisha
- Kumano Hongu Taisha
- Kumano Hayatama Taisha
- and 1 more...