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Mt. Koya / Ryujin Onsen / Kudoyama

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Kokawa-dera Temple

4.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Kokawa 2787

This temple is located in Kokawa, Kinokawa City. It is the third pilgrimage site of the “Saikoku Sanjusansho” pilgrimage that takes visitors to various holy sites associated with Kannon. It was constructed at the end of the Nara period in 770 by Otomo no Kujiko. The main temple building was rebuilt in 1720, and it features a very rare design that combines a single-roof worship hall with a double-roof main hall, making it an Important Cultural Property.

粉河寺本堂を正面に見れば右手の道筋を進みます。中は見られませんが薬師如来を祀っています。最近あちこちと痛み出してきているので、この機会にお祈りさせていただきました。
Kokawa Ubusuna Shrine

3.5

17 Reviews

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Wakayama Kinokawa Kokawa 2788

This shrine is located on the grounds of Kokawadera Temple about a 10-minute drive from the Kinokawa Interchange on the Keinawa Expressway. It is believed to have originated when the tutelary deities of each of the villages in the manor of Kamagaki were ceremonially relocated and enshrined here upon Kokawadera Temple's founding in the year 770. The gorgeous Kasuga-zukuristyle temple building was constructed during the Edo period. A sutra mound was excavated from Mt. Fumozan, the mountain located behind the shrine. The Kokawa Matsuri held on the last weekend of July is one of the three biggest festivals of Kishu, the old name of Wakayama Prefecture. The festival features a ceremony called Togyo-shiki, which is said to convey the scene of the victorious return of Otomo no Funanushi, the son of the Kokawadera Temple's founder Otomo no Kushiko, from the conquest of Oshu Province in northern Japan, is held according to the ancient ceremony..

粉河寺本堂を正面に見れば左側面から階段を登ります。ご祭神は、人々が主に狩猟にて生活していた時代に農耕を教え文化的な生活を教えたとのことです。多くの摂社も境内に在りました。
Iwade Municipal Museum of Folk Materials

4.0

10 Reviews

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Wakayama Iwade-shi Negoro 2306-1

"This museum located about a 10-minute taxi ride from Iwade Station on the JR Wakayama Line is a hub for disseminating the history and culture of Iwade. It features a variety of exhibits including a permanent exhibit, special exhibits, and exhibits by the local Cultural Association. The museum's permanent exhibit, which has a basic theme of ""The Changing Culture and Lifestyles of Iwade City,"" features materials from the Edo period, recreations of life during the Edo period, artifacts excavated in the city, and more. The museum also regularly holds public seminars about Negoro lacquerware."

岩出の名前の由来を知ることができます。紀ノ川の両岸に突き出た奇岩があり、その名前がついたとのことです。
Old Kayano Residence (Memorial Hall of Nun Junkyo Oishi)

4.5

8 Reviews

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Wakayama Pref. Itogunkudoyamachou Kudoyama 1327

This is a memorial hall in Kudoyama, Kudoyama Town. It was originally built in the mid-Edo period as Koyasan Shinzoin’s Satobo, and as a private house was transferred to Kudoyama Town in 2009 in the aim of preserving it as a cultural asset and is now open to the public. It is known as a place where the nun Junkyo Oishi occasionally stayed, and they hold exhibitions of the paintings and calligraphic works she left there.

大石順教尼は踊り子で順調に人生を歩みながらも、事件で突然両手を失いながらも文字を学び、口に筆を加えて絵や文字を書き、更には女性の障害者の支援団体を作った素晴らしい方です。文字を見ると困難に負けない勇気が出ます。
Danjo Garan Temple

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Wakayama Pref. Itogunkouyachou Kouyasan 152

Together with the Okunoin, one of the two most sacred sites on holy Mt. Koya. It is also the first site where the famed monk Kukai began building in order to erect his main dojo for his esoteric Shingon teachings. The temple is comprised of 19 buildings, including the Konpon Daito tower, the symbol of the temple; the main temple hall, and Goeido hall. The main temple hall, located in the center of the grounds, is the central temple nave of Mt. Koya and almost all of the most important ceremonies on the mountain are conducted here. The temple’s principle object of worship is a figure of Bhaisajyaguru; this statue is a hidden image and is not displayed to the general public.
Negoroji Garden

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。
Saishogamine Scenic Lookout

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Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Takebusa

Saishogamine Peak, 285 meters high, on Mount Yuri is well known for having been a battle field in the Nambokucho period (1336–1392). It is the site of a wonderful scenic lookout, offering one of the best nighttime views in Wakayama Prefecture. The view is especially panoramic, taking in the Kinokawa Plain and Togenkyo, and on clear days, it is even possible to see as a far as Awaji Island. Plenty of parking is available, so it is an easy spot to visit. There are fine stands of cherry and peach trees, making Saishogamine an excellent but little-known place for viewing blossoms.
Tsunejiro Matsuyama Memorial House

3.0

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Itogunkudoyamachou Kudoyama 1452

This memorial hall is located on Sanada Street, a shopping street in Kudoyama Town. It showcases the achievements of Tsunejiro Matsuyama, a native Kudoyama businessman and politician. The hall occupies his renovated family home and maintains the atmosphere of the Taisho Period (1912–1926) with its Shikoro-zukuri architecture, rarely found today. Besides displays of his possessions and various documents, there are many superb paintings by the master artist Ikuo Hirayama, whose wife was Tsunejiro's oldest daughter Michiko. You'll need reservations if you're visiting with a group.

地元の政治家である松山常次郎の資料館ですが、平山郁夫さんの婦人の生家であり、絵を期待しましたが、絵は一枚もありませんでした。
Sumida Hachiman Shrine

3.5

5 Reviews

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Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Sudacho Tarui 622

This shrine built on the order of Emperor Kinmei in the year 859 is located about a two-minute drive from Hashimoto-higashi Interchange on the Keinawa Expressway. The Jinbutsuga Zokyo mirror, a national treasure that is Japan's oldest inscribed metal object, was passed down from generation to generation by the shrine. Although the original is stored at the Tokyo National Museum, a massive stone monument to the mirror is installed on the shrine's grounds. The shrine also possesses the historical document called Suda-bunsho, designated as an Important Cultural Asset of the Prefecture. The autumn festival held at the shrine each October has been designated as a Prefectural Intangible Folk Cultural Asset. The highlight of the festival is the pulling of the prefecture's biggest festival float.

読み方は「すみた・すみだ」と云いたくなりますが「すだはちまんじんじゃ」と読みます。車で行くと本殿横まで行けて、ここでもっとも有名な「人物画象鏡」のレプリカや本殿・拝殿を参拝できてしまうのですが「本当のみどころ」である、石段途中の随神門の天井の龍の絵を忘れずに見てみて下さい。神社自体は859年の八幡神社を勧請して創立されたと云われており、「人物画象鏡」は443年製と503年製の2つの説があります...
Shiyuen

3.5

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Itogunkudoyamachou Jisonin 749-6

A museum which introduces the traditions and techniques of Koyagami, a type of handmade Japanese washi paper whose method of production is said to have been taught to the residents of Kudoyama Town by the great monk Kukai. The museum is located northwest of the roadside station Kaki no Sato Kudoyama next to the Shori-ji Temple. Museum exhibits include a diorama which shows what Koyagami paper production in the area once looked like at its peak, as well as various items made from Koyagami such as Japanese kites, shoji paper doors, raincoats, and lanterns. With an advance reservation, visitors can also try making some Koyagami themselves, ranging in size from that of a postcard to around an A3 sheet of paper.

紙の原料のコウゾから紙漉き体験ができます。町営で昔は150件の紙すき職人がいたことを聞きました。伝統技術の伝承は課題を改めて認識しました。
Togenkyo

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Momoyamachoudanshinden lily

This is an area that is famous for producing peaches just about a 20-minute walk from the Shimoisaka Station on the JR Wakayama Line. It is called Togenkyo (meaning paradise) because the area is filled with the perfume of peach blossoms from late March to early April. This area is located along south bank of the Kinokawa River. It is said in this area one may take in 100,000 peach trees in one glance, and it has been selected as one of 100 Best Aromatic Landscapes by Ministry of the Environment . The peaches grown in sandy soil with ideal watershedding conditions in this warm climate are painstakingly harvested and sold under the brand of Arakawa Peaches and distributed all over Japan. In early April, many events along with the Momoyama Festival are held.
Konpon Daito

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Wakayama Pref. Itogunkouyachou Kouyasan 152

This pagoda was erected to serve as a symbol of a Shingon Esoteric Buddhism Konpon Dojo training center. Located on a stage on the grounds of the Kongobu-ji Temple, work on the pagoda began when the great monk Kukai first founded the temple on Mt. Koya and was completed around 887. The pagoda was rebuilt in 1937 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the passing of Kukai. 50 meters tall, the two-story pagoda consists of four sides and 16 bays. Of particular note is the interior structure of the pagoda itself, which is designed as a three-dimensional mandala. The mandala consists of a statue of Dainichi-Nyorai, the principal object of worship, surrounded by the four Buddhas of the Diamond Realm. The 16 internal pillars are decorated with images of 16 Bodhisattvas, while the four walls and corners are decorated with images of the Eight Patriarchs.
Jison-in Temple

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Wakayama Pref. Itogunkudoyamachou Jisonin 832

Mirukudo Hall of Jison-in Temple was registered as a part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range in 2004, and it was made a Nationally Designated Important Cultural Property in 1965. In addition, the main statue of Mirokubosatsu is a representative work of the Heian period and was designated a National Treasure in 1963. There are also about 100 Jizo statues, and earthen wall that was designated a Prefectural Cultural Property, and more. It’s about a 20-minute walk from Kudoyama Station.
Okunoin Sando

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Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho Koyasan 550

This two kilometer-long temple approach leads from Okunoin Temple's Ichi no Hashi bridge to the mausoleum the famous monk Kukai. The path is lined with many cedar trees that are more than seven hundred years old as well as upwards of 200,000 gravestone and memorial towers. Many of them bear famous names such as those of samurai warlords like Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, and Ooka Echizen, as well as that of the Kishu Tokugawa clan. The tourism association publishes a guide map with the locations of memorial towers that visitors heading to Okunoin Temple can use to find a particular individual. The approach is also lined with stone lanterns that are lit at dusk, creating a mystical atmosphere.
Torodo (Lantern Hall)

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Wakayama Pref. Itogunkouyachou Kouyasan 550

"One of the Two Great Holy Sites of Mt. Koyasan, it was originally built as a hall of worship as a chapel of the mausoleum, and is located in front of the Gobyo (mausoleum) at ""Okuno-in"" where Kukai (Kobo Daishi) died while meditating. Inside, over 20,000 toro lanterns offered by worshipers hang bundled closely together. At the front on the inside, the Kishin lanterns devoted by Kishin shonin and the Shirakawa lanterns devoted by the Emperor Shirakawa have remained burning for over 1000 years as an ""unquenched flame."" In particular, the prayer lamp said to have been devoted by a girl called Oteru who sold her own hair for the Bodhi of her parents is also called ""the lantern of a poor girl."""
Drive-in Hanazono Hydrangea Garden

5.0

1 Reviews

Transportation

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
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...
Tachiyori Dokoro

4.0

1 Reviews

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Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Koyaguchicho Nagura 288

"This facility located a five-minute walk from JR Koyaguchi Station exhibits and sells local products and also serves as a hub for regional exchange and information dissemination. It is notable for its Furusato Architectural Landscape Award-winning retro warehouse-style exterior. Its name is a pun that the word ""stopping by (tachiyori)"" sounds similar to the word ""cutting the piece of cloth"", which refers to the Koyaguchi District's thriving pile weave texture industry. It sells a number of textile products that make excellent presents and souvenirs including handkerchiefs made with Saiori, a Japanese Chenille fabric invented by a local weaver in the late 19th century, as well as accessory cases made with Pile Gobelins, a local brand of pile fabric. Sightseeing bicycle rentals are also available."

ひねキングカレーを探しに入って見たのですが、やはり品切れとなっていました。店員さんに聞きますと、鳥が追い付かないらしく、一週間後に入荷するかもと親切に教えてくれました。
Mt. Yuri

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Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Takebusa

A mountain located in Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture famous for its night view. In 1857, an 88 station pilgrimage route was built halfway up the mountain; this later fell into disrepair but a three kilometer portion was restored as a hiking course in 1987. Many people come here to enjoy the cherry blossoms in spring and the fall foliage in autumn. An observatory at the top of the mountain offers a sweeping view of the Kinokawa Plain. A 30 minute drive from the Kaminogo Interchange.
Negoro-ji Temple Daito Great Tower

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Wakayama Pref. Iwadeshi Negoro 2286 head temple Negoro-ji in

Located on the grounds of the Negoro-ji Temple, a Shingi Shingon Buddhist temple established by Mt. Koya priest Kakuban, this 36-meter-tall tower is one of the largest such two tier wooden pagoda towers in Japan. Designed to represent the doctrines of Shingon Buddhism, the tower was completed in 1547. Thanks to Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the tower escaped the fires of the Conquest of Kii Province, but the building still bears the marks of bullets fired from matchlock rifles. A designated National Treasure—visitors can also view the inside of the tower.

Wakayama Mt. Koya / Ryujin Onsen / Kudoyama

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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.