Michi-no-Eki Kaki-no-Sato Kudoyama
Persimmon-village roadside station at the foot of Mt. Koya
A roadside station at the foot of Mt. Koya in Kudoyama, a gateway to the Koya pilgrimage routes, ...
Wakayama Marina City
Mediterranean-Themed Resort Island with Markets and Onsen
An artificial island resort featuring the Mediterranean-themed Porto Europa park, Kuroshio Market...
Awashima Shrine
Shrine Known for Thousands of Dedicated Dolls
A seaside shrine in Kada dedicated to Sukunahikona, associated with women's health and known for ...
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...
Sandanbeki
Dramatic Sea Cliffs with a Hidden Pirate Cave
Towering 50-meter sea cliffs along the Shirahama coast with an elevator descending to a cave once...
Shirahama Beach
White Sand Beach in Wakayama
One of Japan's most famous beaches, known for its pristine white sand and crystal clear waters on...
Fudarakusan-ji
The Nachi Beach Temple Where Monks Set Sail, Sealed In, for Kannon's Paradise
A small Tendai temple by Nachi beach, a branch of Seiganto-ji, where monks once set out in small ...
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...
Tomogashima
The 'Castle in the Sky' Island of Jungle-Swallowed WWII Fort Ruins
A cluster of uninhabited islands in the Kitan Strait off Wakayama, where overgrown Meiji-era gun ...
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...
Wakayama Castle
Hilltop Castle with Panoramic City Views
A reconstructed hilltop castle originally built in 1585, offering panoramic views over Wakayama c...
Hashigui-iwa
Mysterious Row of Rock Pillars Stretching Into the Sea
A striking natural monument of roughly 40 rock pillars stretching 850 meters into the sea near Ku...
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...
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...