Park / Green Space Spots in Mt. Koya / Ryujin Onsen / Kudoyama Area

  • Sugimura Park
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    Wakayama Pref. Hashimotoshi Miyukitsuji 786-2
    This park near Miyukitsuji Station is the largest in Hashimoto City. They have lots of fun facilities like an athletic playscape, jungle gym, rope swing, and a playground. Its home to seasonal flowers and trees and is a great spot to see the colored leaves in fall. Walkways pass among the cherry trees and azalea bushes, and you can walk across the suspension bridge that traverses the pond. The regional museum exhibits mingu folk art and local historical items. Entry is free of charge.
  • Hiraike Ryokuchi Park
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Kishigawacho Kodo 1073-1
    "This park is located about a three-minute walk from Kanroji-Mae Station on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line. The park, which is well-known as a haven for many wild birds including waterfowl and migratory birds, was built around Hiraike Pond, a reservoir of about 1.5 kilometers in circumference. The promenade that circles the pond is a favorite place for many local residents to take a relaxing walk. Around July visitors can also see Oga Lotus flowers early in the morning The park has also been selected as one of the 100 best places for the sunrise and sunset in Wakayama Prefecture. A group of three ancient tombs called the Hiraike Tombs dot the surrounding area. On clear days it is possible to view Mt. Ryumon, which is called the ""Mt. Fuji of Kishu."""
  • Maruyama Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Kosada 4-383-2
    This park is located a 10-minute walk north from Hashimoto Station on the JR Wakayama Line or the Nankai Koya Line. The park is situated on high ground, giving it a sweeping view of Hashimoto City below. The park's hundreds of Yoshino and other cherry trees bloom profusely in the spring, enticing many local citizens to come and watch the blossoms from the park's grassy spaces. The cherry blossoms are illuminated at night, so visitors can enjoy viewing them during an evening walk. The park is known as the unique park since they keep monkeys there. It also features the Misasagiyama Kofun, an ancient round burial mound that measures 45 meters across and is surrounded by a six-meter-wide moat. It is one of the biggest round burial mounds in Wakayama Prefecture.
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Kishigawacho Nagayama

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  • Takayama Shinrinkoen
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Yagurawaki
  • Hiraike Park
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Kishigawacho Nagahara
  • Historical SItes Kii Kokubun Teraato History Park
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Higashi Kokubu 682-6
  • Minami-baba Ryokuchi Park Hiroba
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Minami-baba 1158-29
  • No Asobino Oka
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Kinokawa Ueno 354-83
  • Koyaguchi Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Koyaguchicho Nagura
  • Katsuragi Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho
  • Koyasan Cho Ishimichi Tamagawa Valley Prefectural Natural Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Kitayadori
  • Ryumonzan Prefectural Nature Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Kinokawa Kasukami
  • Kihoku Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho Nakaiburi
  • Hashimoto Sports Park
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Kita Baba
  • Mukasoi Ryokuchi
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Mukasoi
  • Konono Ryokuchi
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Konono
  • Sumiyoshi Sports Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Koyaguchicho Nagoso 1390
  • Atago Ike Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Kinokawa Kitawaki 1068
  • Katsuragi Seibu Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho Kubo 392-6

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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