River Spots in Wakayama Area

  • Butsubutsu-gawa River
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Nachikatsuuracho Konoshiro
    "A 30-minute walk from JR Shimosato Station. Located near the Konoshiro bus stop, this Class B river is believed to be the shortest river in Japan. A tributary which flows into the Konoshiro River in Konoshiro Town, the river is just one-meter-wide at its widest and is also just 13.5-meters-long. This, in turn, makes it incredibly easy to take in the entire river. ""Butsubutsu,"" which is a corruption of ""futsufutsu,"" the Japanese term for ""bubbling,"" which was how the bubbling river was originally described since the river flows from the spring."
  • Makuni Riv.
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Kaiso-gun Kiminocho
  • Arida Riv.
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Arida-shi
  • Seikandoro
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Shingu-shi Kumanogawacho
  • Kumano Riv.
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Shingu-shi Oga
  • Kii Channel
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama
  • Shingu Riv.
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Tanabe-shi
  • Kii Channel
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama
  • Hidaka Riv.
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Hidaka-gun Hidakagawacho

Wakayama Areas

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Wakayama prefecture unites pilgrims, food lovers, and culture buffs in a tranquil corner of Japan at the base of the Kii Peninsula. The setting for many a Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, Wakayama invites those in search of spirituality from one side of the prefecture to the other, from the 100-plus Buddhist temples of the sacred Mount Koya in the west to the inspiring temples of the Kumano Sanzan set among breathtaking nature in the east. Once the grueling hike is complete, make a beeline for Wakayama city to savor some of the country’s most delicious ramen noodles.

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