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  • Kawaraya Yokocho
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    Wakayama Shingu-shi Funamachi 1-2-1
    This atmospheric townscape adjacent to the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine is located a 15-minute walk from JR Shingu Station. From the Edo period to Showa period the neighborhood bristled with hundreds of temporary restaurants, blacksmiths, inns, and other businesses called kawaraya that served visitors to the riverbed of the Kumano River. This recreation of a row of kawaraya has a number of shops offering souvenirs, drinks, snacks, and more. It also hosts a variety of events every weekend and holiday. One of these is the Kumano Mandala Etoki, in which local storytellers use picture scrolls to explain subjects such as the history and legends of Shingu.

    熊野速玉大社の駐車場横にあるお土産と軽食のお店が並んでいます。昔は船着場として栄えたのでしょうが、今はマイカー時代。あまり人が立ち寄るようには見えませんでしたが、みかんの専門店があり、清見や不知火をはじめ、柑橘王国和歌山のスペシャルな特化で買うことができました。

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  • Kuroe Townscape
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    Wakayama Kainan-shi Kuroe
    "The Kuroe District of western Wakayama Prefecture's Kainan City in developed as a producer of Kuroe lacquerware starting in the Muromachi period. The roughly 230 meter-long Kawabata Street leading to Kotonoura Onzan Soen is lined with historic buildings including the old workshop-homes of lacquerware artisans as well as wholesaler shops. The neighborhood is notable for a sawtooth layout created by all the buildings being aligned to the street at the same angle. On the first weekend of each November the district holds the Kishu Lacquerware Festival, which celebrates Kishu lacquerware and the Kuroe district. Every August 14th the district hosts a night market called the Getaichi, meaning ""clog market,"" a tradition that has continued for more than a century."
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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 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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