Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Wakayama City Suburbs Area
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- Wakayama Marina City
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- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Kemi 1527
- An artificial island floating in Wakayama Bay in Wakayama City, Wakayama which was completed in 1994 in line with the World Resort Exhibition. The island hosts a variety of leisure facilities, including Porto Europe, a theme park modeled after a European port town; a resort hotel; a marina; market; fishing park; day trip hot spring bath facility; and activity-oriented pavilions which present the appeals of Wakayama. The Kuroshio Market sells everything from offshore catches to international seafood, and here you can enjoy watching a tuna butchering show, various events, and seafood barbecuing.
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- Wakayama Castle Park Zoo
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3.584 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Wakayama-shi Ichibancho 3
- "This zoo is approximately ten minutes on foot from Nankai Wakayamashi Station and 15 minutes by car from Wakayama Interchange. Located on the premises of Wakayama Castle, it is one of Japan's unusual zoos. Built in 1915, it mainly consisted of the Deer, Monkey, and Waterfowl Breeding Center. It closed for a time due to the influence of World War ll and resumed operations in 1970. Today they breed 30 kinds of animals, including 13 mammal and 17 bird species. In addition to its ""Bear Hut"" populated by moon bears, the zoo's sectioned into a Fairy Tale Garden and a Waterfowl Garden where you can take a stroll and try feeding some of the animals."
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Terrible place. Needs to be shut down. We walked through here to get to the castle. Had already read bad reviews but thought it cant possibly be that bad. Well it was. Animals are in tiny, concrete...
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- Yosuien
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4.040 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Nishihama 1164
- The 10th lord of the Kishu domain, Tokugawa Harutomi, constructed this Daimyo garden located in Nishihama, Wakayama Prefecture. It’s a circuit-style garden, rare in Japan, with a pond that drew in water from the ocean. You’ll find pine trees and various seasonal trees scattered about, and the garden layout across the straight Mitsuhashi Bridge that utilizes the natural scenery of Mt. Tenjin and Mt. Takozushi is enchanting. Be sure to visit the Yosuitei teahouse, the Omotesenke tea ceremony room, and the relocated Tokugawa residence “Minatogoten.” This garden has also been designated one of Japan’s Places of Scenic Beauty.
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Yosuien is government-designated beauty spot. This is a great and healing garden created by Wakayama daimyo (feudal lord). This place is quiet and you can enjoy nice view which consists of beautiful...
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- The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama
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4.039 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Fukiage 1-4-14
- This modern art museum was built on the Wakayama Castle site and features a refined, contemporary design. The collections and exhibitions focus on fine art from the Meiji period to present times. In addition to works by Wakayama artists, there are over 10,000 items in total, including 13 oil paintings by Yuzo Saeki and works by Picasso, woodblock prints by Munch, and more. There are planned exhibitions and collection items on display, as well as temporary exhibitions.
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Very nice museum and great exhibition. Interesting beautiful modern building and nice exhibition inside. They have a restaurant too, but nothing was in English at the menu outside, so I skip it.
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- Porto Europa
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- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Kemi 1527
- These theme park, located on the manmade island “Wakayama Marina City” in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture is modeled after a European port town. It is comprised of two zones: The “Porto Europa” and the “Park Pacific” amusement park. The Porto Europa zone features a French and Italian port town, buildings modeled after old Spanish castles, and other exotic elements. The amusement park has a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, water slide, and more. Entry is free.
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- Wakayama Big Whale
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5.01 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Wakayama Wakayama-shi Tebira 2-1-1
- This multipurpose hall is located in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture. Able to accommodate up to 8,500 people, it is used for a variety of sports and recreation events, concerts, exhibitions, and more. The building is modeled after a whale and can even shoot a jet of water into the air just like a whale. Appropriate to a prefecture known for its large quantities of wood, the ceiling, seat backboards, floor, and other fixtures make use of an abundance of wood. The facility also hosts a variety of classes and serves as a space for local residents to relax and improve their health through activities such as children's ballet, basketball, and tennis.
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ミスチルのコンサートで訪れました。 他にも、有名な歌手やアーティストのコンサートも時々開催されています。 中はとても広かったです。
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- Wakayama Historical Center
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3.513 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Ichibanchou 3 City Hall Minami-annex building
- This museum is approximately ten minutes on foot from Nankai Wakayamashi Station and 15 minutes by car from Wakayama Interchange. It opened in 2015 on the site of Wakayama Castle. You'll find the Wakayama City Tourist Information Center on the first floor, along with the Wakayama City Tourist Souvenir Center, which sells Kishu Nanko ume plums, Kishu Goten temari balls, and more. The second floor is an exhibition room that will get you in touch with the history of Wakayama Castle. It has a theater where you can see a virtual reality presentation about Wakayama Castle in the late Edo Period (1603–1868), as well as the reproduction of the Jissai-an tea house from the Yosui-en garden landscaped by the castle's 10th lord, Tokugawa Harutomi.
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和歌山城の天守閣に登り紅葉渓庭園のほうを回ってからこちらに来ました。観光バス駐車場の近くです。紀州藩時代が中心かと思って中に入りました。和歌山出身の著名人の展示があり、こちらも楽しめました。松下幸之助や南方熊楠などが和歌山出身とは知りませんでした。雑賀衆の歴史はここでしか見ることができないものかもと思いました。
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- Wakayama Prefectural Museum
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4.018 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Fukiage 1-4-14
- This prefectural museum is located near Wakayama Castle in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture. It was moved to its current location and opened in 1994. Architect Kisho Kurokawa designed the building, which features glass walls for a bright, modern look. The collection consists of over 1,000 items, including cultural artifacts and historical documents related to Wakayama Prefecture on display, along with materials on Mt. Koya, the Kumano faith, and the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. There are also items that belonged to Kishu Tokugawa. The regular exhibits introduce 30,000 years of Wakayama Prefecture history, and special exhibitions and other projects are held year-round.
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和歌山城天守閣から建物が見えたので護国神社の方向へ歩いてきてみました。和歌山の歴史を古墳時代から詳しく展示していました。普段あまり調べることもない場所だったので楽しく知識を仕入れることができました。隣の美術館と合わせて車で来ている人が多いようでした。近くに和歌山バスのバス停はあります。
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- Wakayama City Museum
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4.016 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Minatohonmachi 3-2
- "This museum is about five minutes on foot from Wakayamashi Station and about 20 minutes by car from Wakayama Interchange. Next to the Wakayama Civic Library, the museum opened in 1985. Their permanent exhibit ""What the Materials Tell of Wakayama's History"" has a total of six display areas. Five cover the primitive to the modern era, and a sixth Folk Area gives a feel for farm life. Their special and planned exhibits showcase various periods in history and different areas, and they host lectures and educational workshops too. The museum shop sells picture books of past exhibits."
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南海電鉄「和歌山市」駅からまっすぐ歩いて10分程のところにあります。外観はいかにも公共施設ですが、一歩中に入ると天井の高い石造りで靴音や声がよく響くコンサートホールのような建物で驚きました。 特別展「お殿様の宝物─南葵文庫と紀州徳川家伝来の美術─」が開催中でした。江戸時代の大名には親藩・譜代・外様の別がありますが、親藩のなかでも尾張・紀州・水戸は将軍を輩出できる別格の扱いとされました。現在、尾張...
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- Manyo-kan
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4.016 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Wakayama-shi Wakauraminami 3-1700-2
- "A museum dedicated to the ancient ""Man'yoshu"" poetry anthology located inside Kataonami Park. Here visitors can learn about the world of the ""Man'yoshu"" from a variety of perspectives using touch panels, informational signs, reproductions of and actual items used as part of daily life in the time period, and exhibits on the cultural background and customs at the time of the ""Man'yoshu."" There are also gallery exhibits and a Man'yo Theater which uses slides and video projectors to illustrate the world of the ""Man'yoshu ."""
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和歌浦にある県立の施設で、入場無料でした。隣接のレストランで食事するなどすると駐車場も無料になります。万葉集の中で風光明媚で有名な和歌浦がよく詠まれていることにちなんでこの地に建てられたそうです。
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- Sea Fishing Park
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3.017 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Kemi 1535-3 Wakayama within marina city
- This sea fishing park is in Wakayama Marina City on a man-made island in Wakayama Bay in Wakayama. Even children and beginners can have fun fishing at this popular spot. In this Ocean Fishing Pond you can catch larger fish such as sea bream and amberjack and even if nothing is biting they guarantee at least one sea bream with half day admission. The fishing park covers a 570-meter-long breakwater and the fish you can catch will change depending on season including flounder, black porgy, filefish, mackerel, and horse mackerel. Rental fishing gear and bait are available on site.
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ＧＷ中で海釣り公園も人でいっぱいでした。海釣り公園と釣り堀の二形態あり、もちろん値段は違いますが釣り公園でのんびり釣りをするも良し、釣り堀で大型魚の釣り体験するも良しその時々に選べてまた来たいです。
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- Shikinosato Park
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- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Myououji 85
- This park with its natural and agricultural themes is about 15 minutes by car from Wakayama Interchange. It consists of two areas: The Nature Observation Forest and the Ryokka Kaju-en Orchard. Kids learn about the natural world at both the Nature Center and the Entrance Plaza with their ample playground equipment and reading materials. The park's many hands-on workshops let parents, kids, and their friends get in touch with nature year-round. Visitors also enjoy viewing their rose conservatory with nearly 800 bushes, as well as the roughly 900 bushes in their rose garden.
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- Wakayama Municipal Kodomo Kagakukan
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3.07 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Wakayama-shi Yoriaimachi 19
- This science museum is located in Yoriai-machi, Wakayama City. The museum features exhibits about the natural environment of Wakayama, interactive exhibits that teach visitors about subjects such as motion, sound, light, and electricity. The attached planetarium plays programs that include commentary about the night sky for that day. The museum also hosts events such as science classes, natural arts and crafts classes, and stargazing parties.
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メインはプラネタリウム（4F）の観賞であるが、1F〜3Fの各フロアーにも 子供の科学的な興味を引く実験道具的なものが豊富に準備され、2〜3時間は ゆうに遊べる 内容になっている。プラネタリウムは通常の星座や天体観測の他に ドラえもんの宇宙旅行が併映され、子供達は大いに楽しんでいた。
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- Hamanomiya Beach
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- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Kemi
- This beach is just a 10-minute walk from the Wakayama Marina City. This beach, surrounded by with high-rise buildings, bridges, and palm trees lining the shoreline has ambiance of an attractive modern resort area. The water is only 1.5 meters deep and families can safely enjoy the beach with their children, which is equipped with showers and lockers. In areas not designated for swimming, wind surfing and wave surfing is allowed. The beach is open everyday during the two months of July 1 through August 31.
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- Isonoura Beach
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- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Isonoura
- This beach is just outside of Isonoura Station on the Nankai Electric Railway Kada Line. Its proximity to Osaka and the ability to surf year-round makes it popular with surfers of all levels. During the summer season it's split into sea bathing and surfing areas. Since the sea is shallow and there's no danger of colliding with surfers, kids can play in the water worry-free. With its beach festival and many other events, this place sees a lot of visitors.
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- Kataonami Park
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- Wakayama Wakayama-shi Wakauraminami 3-1700
- This park is located in Wakaura, Wakayama City in a place a scenic beauty associated with the Manyoshu, the oldest collection of Japanese poetry complied in the 7th to 8th century. It was developed on a sand spit that protrudes more than one kilometer into Wakaura Bay from the mouth of the Waka River. The park features a wide variety of facilities. This includes a Japanese Garden, an outdoor stage, the Manyokan hall, which hosts exhibits and other events, an exhibition hall, and the Kenkokan, an athletic hall with a gymnasium and other facilities. There is also Marishiza, a restaurant that serves natural-style cuisine. Kataonami Beach is located on the ocean side of the park.
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- Club Gate
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- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Honmachi 2-37 UEDE Bill B1F
- This all genre club lives up to their mottos of music to pump up Wakayama! and Here is the sound which changes you from Wakayama Come put on your own explosive performance at the rental studio during the day or join the crowds of young people at the club and live performances in the evening.
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- Wakayama Municipal Seseragi Park
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- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Arimoto
- Wakayama Municipal Seseragi Park is a multi-purpose park located along the riverbed of the Kinokawa River, a favorite recreation area for the people of Wakayama. The park contains swings and other playground equipment, pavilions, benches, and athletic fields, as well as ample parking. It is popular with families, and it is also a good but little-known spot for fishing. Fishing enthusiasts flock here during goby season.
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- Wakayama Castle Park
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- Wakayama Wakayama-shi 1-3
- This public park is maintained on the inner grounds of Wakayama Castle, counted as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles. The castle's donjon has been rebuilt using reinforced concrete and from its top visitors can get a sweeping view of Wakayama City. The Nishinomaru Teien is a traditional Japanese strolling garden built around a central pond which was created in the early Edo period, and in the Koshoan teahouse in the garden you can sit at a table and enjoy a casual cup of delicious matcha green tea. Interestingly, the castle had a highly unusual design feature in the form of a roofed bridge called the Ohashi Roka which was only for Edo period feudal lords and retainers to use to travel between the outer citadel and western citadel; the bridge still stands in the park today. There's also the Wakayama Castle Park Zoo, where visitors can see some 100 animals.
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- Smart Ball New Hope
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- Wakayama Wakayama-shi Shinsaikamachi 27
- This amusement hall in the Higashi Burakuricho shopping arcade features “smart ball,” a retro game from the Showa period. The object of the game is to pull back and release the lever located on the right side of the machine to knock all the balls into the holes on the playfield. Players score points based on the value of assigned to each hole and can win a prize once they achieve a certain score. The game is inexpensive to play, so newcomers can casually try it out.
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.
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