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  • Bandoko Garden
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    4.0
    32 Reviews
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Saikazaki
    This place of scenic beauty is located in Bandoko no Hana, Saikazaki, Wakayama City. The garden, which is located on flat ground that protrudes into the ocean, was once the site of a watchtower used by the Kishu Domain to watch for approaching ships. Notable for its beautiful coastline formed by rare Kishu bluestone, the garden has also been selected as one of 50 places of scenic beauty in the Setonaikai National Park Special Zone. Visitors can view the seasonal flowers and also enjoy activities such as fishing from the shore, swimming at the attached private beach, barbecuing (reservation required). The garden also hosts weddings and other events and has even been used as a filming location for dramas.

    The garden itself is underwhelming (a bunch of shaped pine trees) but the views are incredible. You get even better views (without having to pay the Y600 fee) by taking the hidden path on the...

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  • Negoroji Garden
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
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    Wakayama Iwade-shi Negoro 2286
    This garden is located on the grounds of Negoroji Temple about a two-minute drive from the Iwade-Negoro Interchange on the Keinawa Expressway. The Chisen-shiki Horai Teien faces the Nagusa Goten, a building bestowed to the temple by the Kishu Tokugawa family, and also features a natural waterfall and pond. The Karesansui Teien is a Japanese rock garden featuring a pond. The Shoten-ike pond, meanwhile, is thought to have been built during the Heian period, the same era during which Negoroji Temple was founded. All three have been designated as national places of scenic beauty. The Daito pagoda that conspicuously stands 40 meters above the temple's grounds has been designated as a national treasure.

    根来寺本坊の奥の庭園で、江戸時代に作庭され小堀遠州作という説もあるそうです。 名草御殿の手前から踏み石がリズミカルに並び、光明殿の建物と、奥の山、白砂、池、滝、島と石橋など、どこを切り取っても絵になる日本庭園のお手本のようなバランスの取れたお庭です。

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  • Drive-in Hanazono Hydrangea Garden
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho Hanazono Kuki 364-26
    This rest stop is located along the Koya-Ryujin Skyline at an altitude of 1040 meters. The rest stop features a garden planted with more than 3,500 hydrangeas and a photogenic background of coniferous trees and mountain ranges. The best time to view the hydrangeas is from mid-July to early August, which is later than in the lowlands. The rest stop has much to offer in terms of seasonal scenery including the one thousand rhododendrons that bloom in the spring and the red fall foliage. Fall visitors can also see one of the Top 100 Sunsets of Wakayama Prefecture. The rest stop's restaurant serves characteristic local dishes such as seasonal wild plants, amago-meshi (rice cooked with red-spotted masu trout), and matsutake mushroom dishes, a seasonal exclusive. The rest stop also sells local specialties such as Japanese umbrella-pine and yakiyogomi (toasted mugwort dumplings).

    本来梅雨時の花であるアジサイが、当地では真夏に見頃を迎えます アマチュアカメラマンや家族連れが多く訪れていました また５月にはシャクナゲも見応えがあります

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  • Chokyutei Garden
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Kainan-shi Fujishiro 758-45
    This mansion is located about a three-minute drive from the Kainan Interchange on the Hanwa Expressway. Located on the grounds of the brewing and distilling company Nakano BC, the residence is famous for its expansive Japanese garden. Its name is taken from the company's Chokyu brand of Japanese sake. Visitors can enjoy seeing the beautiful seasonal scenery from the nearly 200 square-meter reception hall, which is open to the public. Swans with names associated with sake can even be seen gracefully swimming in the massive 3000 square-meter ornamental pond.
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  • Nishi-no-Maru Teien Garden (Valley of Autumn Leaves)
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    Wakayama Wakayama-shi Ichibancho 3
    This garden is located on the grounds of Wakayama Castle Park. A traditional strolling garden, it is designed to make maximum use of its scenic location on a slope at the base of Mt. Torafusu and has a pond and waterfall supplied by a spring. The garden is considered one of the finest of the feudal lord gardens dating to the early Edo period. Also known as the Momijidani Teien (garden of the valley of Autumn foliage), as this nickname implies, the garden experiences stunning fall foliage, and in most years visitors can take in the sight of vivid gold and crimson leaves reflecting off the surface of the garden's pond from late November to early December. Points of interest include the Engyokaku pavilion standing on the bank of the pond; and the Ofunaishi, a boat-shaped stone in the pond's center. Visitors can also stop by the Koshoan tearoom to enjoy a cup of matcha green tea while taking in a view of the garden.
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  • Kokawadera Temple Garden
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Kinokawa Kokawa

    石を用いた芸術といったところです。庭園とのことですが、自然が有る庭園のことを想像していましたが全然違っていました。本堂前に並んでいます。

  • Fumon In Garden
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho Koyasan 608
  • Takara Zen In Garden
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho Koyasan 568
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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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