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Koyasan Daishikyokai Temple sutra copying and precept instruction

4.0

90 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Itogunkouyachou Kouyasan 347

Visitors to sacred Mt. Koya can engage in a variety of esoteric Shingon practices, such as copying sutras and being instructed in the precepts of Buddhism. Sutra copying can be conducted after learning how it is performed. First, participants rinse their mouths, after which they light incense and perform a ceremony before copying the Heart Sutra. Sutra copying costs 1,000 yen and may be dedicated to someone. Being instructed in the precepts requires a 500-yen entry fee. During the instruction in the sutras, visitors listen to the 10 Bodhisattva Precepts in a pitch dark temple hall. Both sutra copying and instruction in the precepts may be participated in with a same-day reservation.

This is a big hall where many people can come together to worship the founder of Shogun Buddhism in Japan and of Koyasan,Kobo Daishi Kukai (774-834)
Kumanogawa Boat River Cruise

4.5

26 Reviews

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Wakayama Pref. Shingushi Kumanogawachouhitari 350 (Kumano River/Kawato Center)

A cruise which travels down the Kumanogawa River, which once was used by the Imperial family and nobles when visiting Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine and Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine. The 90 minute long cruise travels from the boat center in Kumanogawa Town, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture to the Gongen dry river bed near Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine. Some of the cruises numerous highlights include Aoinotaki Falls, the Tsurigane (Temple Bell) Stone, and the sacred Mt. Chihogamine; meanwhile, riders can enjoy the unique tour program provided by the accompanying kataribe storyteller. The cruise is popular with people of all ages and gives participants the chance to enjoy the abundant natural beauty of Kumano.

Great trip down the river to finish at Shingu. Easy to get to by bus, it stops at the landing, and a great ride down the river, especially on a sunny day. Finishes up right next to Kumano Hayatama...
Kinokuni Farm

5.0

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Goboushi Nadachou Ueno 1335-4

You can enjoy strawberry and melon picking at this tourist farm, located in Nada Town of Gobo City, Wakayama Prefecture. Strawberry picking is available from January through mid-May, and melon picking is from early July through mid-August. Strawberry picking is limited to 40 minutes, and you can eat your fill of Sachinoka, Akihime, and Marihime strawberries. Since they’re contained in elevated cultivation containers, you can stand and eat them without worrying about dirtying your clothes. You can also choose between all-you-can-eat and takeout courses.

休日の昼間に訪問。ネットで予約しました。一人1800円で時間無制限食べ放題！時季は8月中旬までです。事務所でお金を払い、隣接する建物で座って待っていると、写真の様なメロンを冷えた状態で持ってきてくださいます。「お代わりは遠慮なく言いに来てください」と言われ食べ始めました。幸せな時間です。お代わりも事務所へ行くと笑顔で提供してくれます。事務所ではお土産用や進物用のメロンも有ります。来...
Kurosawa Ranch (Kurosawa Highland)

3.5

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Kainanshi Kamidani 603

This ranch and recreational area is a 25-minute drive from Hanwa Expressway's Kainan Interchange. Unusual in that their dairy cattle graze year-round, they sell original soft serve and regular ice cream. You can also have a barbecue, and its fine to bring your pet along. Enjoy Kurosawa Highland, their short golf course, to your heart's content even if you come alone.

和歌山県が出していた観光案内にソフトクリームと書かれていたので、10月22日、即位の礼の日に、食べに行ったのですが、入場料大人一人400円の文字が見えたので、ソフトクリームを食べずに終わりました。
Underwater Sightseeing Boat Stella Maris

4.0

11 Reviews

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Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kushimotocho Arida 1157 Kushimoto Underwater Park

This sightseeing boat is located approximately a 20-minute drive from Susami-minami Iinterchange. It sails from Kushimoto Marine Park, which also provides a free shuttle bus service from the JR Kushimoto Station. Its most attractive feature is that customers can see the coral reefs up close through the large window in front of the seats. The boat's course loops around part of Sabiura, which is also registered in the Ramsar Convention, off the coast of Arita and along the west coast of Shionomisaki. The duration of the trip is approximately 25 minutes. It is possible for reservations to be made for groups of 15 or more. Cancellations may also occur due to poor weather conditions.

今天中午來到串本海中公園，乘坐海中觀光船。大約25分鐘的船程，觀賞美麗清澈的海底、難得一見的珊瑚及各種魚類，十分享受。
Kinan Tourist Vineyard

4.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Tanabe-shi Inaricho

This vineyard is located a six-minute drive from the Nanki Tanabe Interchange on the Hanwa Expressway via National Route 42 and Prefectural Route 29. Located next to Domeki Park, it is the oldest tourist-oriented vineyard in the prefecture. The summers are cool with a large difference in temperature between daytime and nighttime, making this an ideal environment for growing grapes. The owners do everything they can to grow high quality, sweeter grapes. Visitors can enter the vineyard free of charge and buy as many grapes as they want. They may not eat any grapes inside the vineyard, but after paying, they can go to the rest area and eat the grapes they have purchased along with any food they have brought in. It is recommended that visitors put freshly picked grapes in ice water before eating them.

お盆ごろいつも買いに行きます。いつも自宅用は少し難ありで安いのを買い、進物用は少し高いですが大きな房でぎっしり粒がついているのを買います。こんなところにブドウ園があるなんてびっくりするようなところにあります。
Tour of Ki-no-Matsushima Islands

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Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunnachikatsurachou Katsura 442-20

This sightseeing cruise ship departs from the Katsuura sightseeing pier and treats passengers to the beauty of the deep blue sea and small islands. The area is referred to as “Ki’s Matsushima” because its beauty is said to rival that of Matsushima, considered one of Japan’s three most scenic spots. You can see “camel rocks,” “lion island,” “crane island,” which is famous for its caves, and Yamanari Island, where it is said Taira no Koremori drowned himself after his defeat. You can also get off at the Taiji Whale Museum partway through and catch another boat afterwards. Kii-Katsuura Station is the closest station to the pier.
Doro Valley Meguri

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Shingu-shi Kumanogawacho Tamakiguchi 8-1
IchigoNoen Sakura Farm

5.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Kinokawa Kishigawacho Nishiyama 1444

This tourist strawberry farm is located about a 10-minute walk from Kanroji-Mae Station on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line. The farm utilizes rotating elevated planters to assure that their strawberries remain clean and free of dirt. These planters can be rotated into a position low enough to allow even small children to enjoy picking strawberries. The wheelchair-accessible farm grows three varieties of strawberry: Sachinoka, Benihoppe, and Marihime. Strawberry picking is offered by reservation from early January to mid-May. Guests can enjoy eating all the strawberries they can pick for 45 minutes and even make their own original strawberry parfait.

From March to May, this place is suitable for harvesting a lot of fruit. I spent about 45 minutes here, not far from the train station. You can walk or use the bike to see the scenery along the way...
Arita Kyoho Grape Village Morien

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Arida-gun Aridagawacho Kawaguchi 1054-24

This tourist farm complex is located in Kawaguchi, Aridagawa Town, Arida County. The complex is dotted with more than 20 grape orchards where visitors can pick and buy grapes starting around early August. Each orchard operates for a different period and grows different varieties of grapes. Some of them also offer Japanese pear and persimmon picking. The farms also hold joint events on the Sundays before and after August 20th each year.
Glass Boat

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Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Waterfront

Glass Boat is a sightseeing boat in Nanki Shirahama. From the glass bottom of the boat tourists can take a peek at the underwater world without the need to scuba dive and watch the fish inhabiting the sea of Shirahama. One of the highlights of the boat trip is getting to see Engetsu Islet up close, a symbol of Shirahama.
Nanki Shirahama Cruising

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou 559-1

Cruise tours at Nanki Shirahama Cruising last for approximately 40 minutes and take in all the well known sights around Shirahama from the sea such as Shirahama Beach, Senjojiki, and Sandanbeki, etc. As well as the usual 40-minute cruise, they also have sunset cruises and cruises for couples, so you can choose whichever cruise you wish. There are some incredible views to be had from the boat which you can’t see from land. To get to Nanki Shirahama Cruising takes approximately 15 minutes by car from JR Shirahama Station.
Kunigi Farm

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Hashimotoshi Shimizu 1342

This farm is located a 15-minute drive from the Hashimoto Interchange on the Keinawa Expressway. It sells four kinds of seasonal fruit grown onsite, including pears, mandarin oranges, persimmons, and kiwis. A special attraction, which makes the orchard a popular stop for groups of hikers or families, is that visitors can pay to pick and eat as much fruit as they want. An especially popular option is a plan that offers all-you-can-eat mandarin oranges and persimmons. Kiwis cannot be eaten immediately after picking, so only picking is allowed (limited to ten kiwis per person).
Kinokawa Fruits Tourism Bureau

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Kishigawachoukoudo 238

A strawberry farm located in Kishigawa City which produces the greatest amount of strawberries in the prefecture. The farm is located a 15-minute walk along Prefectural Route 10 travelling from Kishi Station on the Wakayama Electric Railway. One of the highlights of the farm is its huge, 3,000 square meter greenhouse. Customers can pick and enjoy all-you-can-eat strawberries for an unlimited amount of time. The farm’s strawberry varieties including Beni Hoppe, Sachinoka, and Marihime, a local Wakayama specialty variety. The farm offers free toppings like sweet condensed milk, ensuring customers can enjoy seasonal strawberries however they like. With an advance reservation, customers can also enjoy activities like making strawberry jam or barbecuing at the farm’s barbecue ground.
Koboku Ajikan

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Wakayama Pref. Itogunkouyachou Kouyasan 53

This facility holds workshops for making Buddhist rosaries modeled on the heart-soothing beaded bracelets at sacred Koyasan. To reach it, take a bus to the Tamagawa-Dori stop. It's about 2 minutes on foot from there. In about two hours you can make your own one-of-a-kind Koyakoboku Kikon rosary with polished beads of Japanese cedar from Koyasan. The process of making the rosary in the calm environment gives you a chance to look inside as well, refining your heart and soul. Reservations are required by the day before at the latest.
Katsuragi Syugen (Tomogashima)

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Wakayama Wakayama-shi Kada
Waka no Ura Pleasure Boat

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Wakayama Wakayama-shi Shinwakaura 1-1
Fruit Picking in Katsuragi Town

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho

Katsuragi is a town located in a hilly part of northern Wakayama Prefecture through which the Kinokawa River flows. The town is notable for the high density of orchards that offer fruit picking over its entire area. The farms grow a wide variety of fruits including persimmons, peaches, strawberries, plums, and jabara citrus, ensuring that visitors can enjoy some form of fruit picking all year long. The town's orchards are also notable for their great-tasting organically-grown fruit. One particularly well-known specialty of the town is its Shigo no Kushikaki skewered persimmons, which have a history dating back more than 400 years. The town has launched a major initiative to sell fruit grown in the town under the Katsuragi brand.
Ichigoland Kapuri

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Ito-gun Kudoyamacho Jisonin 1160

This tourist farm is located on Prefectural Route 13, which runs along the Kinokawa River that flows through the foothills of Mt. Koya. The farm grows two varieties of strawberry: Benihoppe and Oi-C-Berry. It offers strawberry picking during the strawberry season, which runs from early January to early May. The farm is notable for using a cultivation techniques that utilizes ladybugs and mites, which are the natural enemies of strawberry pests. This low-agrochemical cultivation method allows the farm to provide strawberries that are safer and of higher quality. In addition to strawberries, the farm also grows peaches, blueberries, and other fruits. It also sells jam, making it a great place to stop for souvenirs even outside of the strawberry picking season.
Makie (Lacquerware Decoration) Experience

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Wakayama Kainan-shi Funoo 222

This hands-on experience is offered at the Uruwashikan, a facility located about a five-minute drive from JR Kainan Station that exhibits and sells Kishu lacquerware produced mainly in the Kuroe district. The experience allows participants to try their hand at makie, a type of lacquerware decoration. Participants need not bring anything but the participation fee. Three types of lacquerware objects to decorate are available: a round tray, oval tray, or a bento box. Some of the decorative patterns available to choose from include cherry blossoms, butterflies, and goldfish. The experience is quite popular with foreign visitors to Japan and is also frequently covered by the media.

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Wakayama City Suburbs Mt. Koya / Ryujin Onsen / Kudoyama Kainan / Arita / Minabe / Tanabe Shirahama Kumano Kodo / Hongu Kushimoto / Koza / Susami Nachikatsuura / Taiji / Shingu

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Wakayama Areas

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.