Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Kainan / Arita / Minabe / Tanabe Area
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Wakayama
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- Yura Sea Fishing Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Hidaka-gun Yuracho Kamiya 465-1
- A seven-minute car or bus ride from JR Kii-Yura Station. This fishing pond is located right in front of the Umitsuri Koen bus stop. Here visitors can enjoy fishing to their heart's content in Yura Town, which is famous for its excellent fishing spots. Some of the many fish you can catch in the park year-round include horse mackerel, mackerel, sardine and black rockfish, ensuring visitors will have fun fishing no matter when they come. There are no time limits on fishing and visitors can also just come and watch if they don't want to fish themselves. Note that when the park opens and closes varies by month, so be sure to check in advance if you plan to come in the morning or evening.
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- Hidaka Port New Energy Park - EE Park
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2.52 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Pref. Goboushi Shioyachou Minamishioya 450-10
- "This park near Hidaka Port features a variety of power generation facilities. It's about three minutes on foot from the Nankai Bus Ojigawa stop, and about ten minutes by car from Gobo Station on the JR Kisei Main Line. It's the only facility in Wakayama Prefecture that's been selected as one of Japan's top 100 ""new energy"" projects. In addition to viewing outdoor hydroelectric and wind power generation facilities, you can try out a solar powered car on their track. Kids love this, and they have fun learning through energy themed quiz games at the facility's PR Hall, too. It also teaches about state-of-the-art energy technology."
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無料の施設で、発電の仕組みを説明しています。小学生くらいまでは喜ぶかもしれませんが、それ以上になると物足りないかもしれません。
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- Island Stream
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5.01 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Arida-gun Yuasacho Suhara 1434
- This sea kayaking guide company offers tours in Yuasa Bay. Customers can enjoy a sea kayaking day trip tour. The company's experienced guides, including Takeshi Hirata, who circled Japan alone in a sea kayak, ensure that everyone from beginners to veterans can have a fun and safe time. The company offers half-day and whole-day courses you can choose from based on your stamina and preferences. The facility where the company's tours meet up is outfitted with men's and women's changing rooms and indoor showers and also has a cafe where customers can relax in a sea-themed atmosphere.
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友人に誘われてシーカヤックツアーに参加して 一日楽しく過ごしました。まだ３回目のカヤックですが オーナーの平田さん・サポートのまきよさんのお陰で安全に楽しく遊べました。 淀川、木津川の次に念願のシーカヤックを湯浅で体験できたのはとても良かったです。シルバーウイークで毎日 １０数名のツアー参加者がいて 人気を再認識しました。ツアーには昼食や終了後の温泉も付いています。
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- Shinrinkoen Nyu Yamasemi no Go
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Tanabe-shi Ryujinmura Nyunogawa 275-2
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- Iris Park Auto Camping Ground
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Tanabe-shi Nakahechicho Chikatsuyu 128-1
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- Arita Kyoho Grape Village Morien
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Arida-gun Aridagawacho Kawaguchi 1054-24
- This tourist farm complex is located in Kawaguchi, Aridagawa Town, Arida County. The complex is dotted with more than 20 grape orchards where visitors can pick and buy grapes starting around early August. Each orchard operates for a different period and grows different varieties of grapes. Some of them also offer Japanese pear and persimmon picking. The farms also hold joint events on the Sundays before and after August 20th each year.
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- Tanabe Ogigahama Beach
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Ougigahama
- This beach is about a 10-minute walk from the JR Kii Tanabe Station. The only swimmable beach in Tanabe City, Wakayama, it is also called Ogiga Hama due to its fan-like shape. The beach house is equipped with toilets, changing rooms, showers, and free storage lockers so families can safely enjoy their time here. Many summer events are hosted during the swimming season, including the rental of stability balanced stand-up paddleboards, which can be rented any day during the operational period of July 1 through August 31.
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- Wada Ma Ferry Kashima Maru Ferry
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Hidaka-gun Minabecho Haneta 1171-1
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- Valencia-Batake: Sweets and confectionary making workshop
- Life / Living / Hospital
- Wakayama Tanabe-shi Kamiakizu 4558-8
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- Nokami Fureai Park Auto Campground
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- Wakayama Kaiso-gun Kiminocho Nishino 971-1
- This natural park is located between the mountains of Kimino Town. It features a playground equipped with a large castle-shaped playset and a climbing wall as well as a grassy open space. The park also features an auto camping site that boasts spacious 120-square-meter lots, a barbecuing area, and Wakayama's first 36-hole park golf course, making it an environment where children and engage in unhindered play while surrounded by nature. The park's Fureaikan facility, which features a wood paneled interior, has a farmer's market that sells local produce as well as a cafe equipped with outdoor seating, making it a great place to relax.
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- Gobo General Sports Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Gobo-shi Shioyacho Minamishioya 1123
- "This athletic park, one of the largest in the prefecture, is located on an elevated part of Gobo City a 15-minute drive from Gobo Interchange on the Yuasa-Gobo Road. It is equipped with a multipurpose field that can be used for sports including baseball, soccer and track and field, a multiple open space including a playground, and other facilities. The park's four open spaces are divided into a play area, an adventure area, a grassy area, and a ""flower and stream"" area. Each of them can be enjoyed in different ways with friends and family."
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- Shio-tope (Hidaka Port Shioya Ryokuchi Park)
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Gobo-shi Shioyacho Minamishioya 450-26
- "This park is located about a 10-minute drive from the Gobo Interchange on the Yuasa-Gobo Road via National Route 42. The park, which developed around the theme of ""a relaxing space for citizens,"" is adjacent to Hidaka Port in central Gobo City. The ""Shio"" in the park's nickname ""Shiotope"" comes from the name of Shioya-cho, Gobo City. Around 1,000 fish of some 60 species inhabit the seawater that flows through the green park's central pond. Ten statues depicting monsters from Wakayama folklore designed by Shigeru Mizuki as well as Kitaro, Nekomusume, and other characters from his ""GeGeGe no Kitaro"" manga have also been installed around the pond."
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- Strawberry Farm Mart Kobo
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Hidaka-gun Minabecho Oshine 348
- A five-minute drive from the Minabe Interchange. When driving to this strawberry farm, look for the sign on the road with a strawberry on it. The farm also sells an array of original jams designed to suit the palates of different blood types and made from its own ripe, delicious strawberries. The four varieties are differentiated by features such as the addition of honey and whether they are smooth or chunky. In addition, the farm offers strawberry picking from February until the Golden Week holidays in May. Ordinarily, a reservation is required to go strawberry picking, but occasionally visitors may be able to enjoy strawberry picking the day of their visit even without a reservation.
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- Tsuribori Kishu Fishing Spot
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Arida-gun Hirogawacho Karo 1147-5
- This reservation-only fishing pond is located in Wakayama Prefecture. Situated on the ocean a five-minute boat ride from Karao Bay, here customers can catch a variety of seasonal fish. The pond even offers an all-inclusive plan for beginners which makes it easy to get fishing and includes a rental fishing pole, bait, and styrofoam box to keep your catches in. The pond's shop sells everything needed to go fishing, including a variety of poles, ensuring you'll be set even if you forget your gear.
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- Partners House Yuasa
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Arida-gun Yuasacho Yamada 1638-1
- This hotel is one of the largest in the Kansai region which lets you stay with your pet. All of the hotel's detached log cottages have pet foot washing baths and are designed to ensure you can enjoy a relaxing time with your pet. In addition, the hotel has two enclosed dog parks which dogs can run around in without a leash, plus, there's an agility training area outfitted with hurdles, a slalom, and other obstacle equipment. The hotel's dedicated dog spa is supplied with water from a natural hot spring and is the perfect place for your pet to refresh and recharge. In summer, the hotel opens up a dog pool. In the restaurant in the hotel's clubhouse you can enjoy dishes made with Yuasa's delicious seafood and farm produce.
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- Wakayama Suhara Coast Sea Kayak Experience
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Arida-gun Yuasacho Suhara Maruyama 966-1
- This guide company operates sea kayaking tours off the Suhara Coast. The area is easily accessible from Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe; waves are gentle year-round; the waters are highly clear; and the Suhara coastline is beautiful. The company's tours include free rentals of all the equipment you need, and the company's courteous pre-tour safety and basic operation classes ensure that even beginners can have fun and be safe. The company's all-day course is truly an adventure, taking you not just out onto the sea but also onto the land of the uninhabited island of Karumojima. Children as young as first grade elementary school age can come along on tours if accompanied by an adult in a two-person kayak, making it possible for the whole family to enjoy sea kayaking together.
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- Yuasa Toy Museum
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Arida-gun Yuasacho Yuasa 679-2
- This museum is housed in a traditional Japanese home building which once also operated as a tofu shop. The facility was opened as part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Kominka Model Business project, which aims to repurpose old Japanese homes which are no longer used but which are of cultural value into businesses. The museum retains as much of the original home architecture as possible and displays old toys, particularly from the late 1950s to early 1960s, including kendama cup-and-ball games, beigoma tops, and retro action figures and dolls. There's even an area where visitors can actually play with some of the toys. In addition, the museum has an old-fashioned dagashi cheap sweets shop and a cafe area, making it a space that is fun for children but also a place where adults can revisit their own childhood.
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- Jinoshima Beach
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Arida-shi Hatsushimacho Chisaki
- This swimming beach is located on an uninhabited island in the Kii Channel. The island can be reached via a ferry which leaves from Hatsushima Fishing Port. The beach is 500-meters-long and its waters are extremely clear. The beach has toilets and showers are available from inns near the fishing port. Also, rare for a beach, barbecuing and camping are allowed on the shore. Equipment rentals are available, meaning you don't even have to bring anything yourself. You can also rent fishing gear and the beach is a place where you can experience and out-of-the-ordinary time surrounded by natural beauty.
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- Shirasaki Kaiyokoen
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4.575 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Hidaka-gun Yuracho Obiki 960-1
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You can enjoy significant view of the combination of blue sea and white rock, which is like the Aegian Sea. You can also enjoy various marine sports like fising or scuba-dybing.
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- Inami Country Club Fuji
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Wakayama Hidaka-gun Inami Cho Inami 4064-1
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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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