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  • Kuyogura (Yuasa Soy Sauce Ltd.)
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    Wakayama Pref. Aridagunyuasachou Yuasa 1464
    This soy sauce maker is approximately ten minutes on foot from JR Yuasa Station. The establishment is recognizable by its Kinzanji-miso sign. You can tour the brewery under a worker's guidance and get up close to cedar barrels that have been in use for over 100 years. They provide visitors experiences not available at other soy sauce breweries, like the chance to stir the contents of these old barrels, helping the fermentation process along. They also sell merchandise including specialty items like soy sauce made just for the specific food, yuzu-ponzu sauce, and their top prize winning Kiippon Kuromame Shoyu of Yuasa Soy Sauce. Their cafe serves coffee and soy sauce soft serve ice cream.
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  • Kizetsukyo Gorge
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    Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Kamiakidu
    This gorge, located at the upper end of Aizu River that runs through the center of Tanabe City is dotted with magnificent and unusually shaped boulders. It is well loved for its beautiful foliage in the autumn, and its fresh green foliage in the spring. The famous Waterfall of Akagi, (where the Fudo deity is enshrined), and the cliffs far above the falls where Magai Buddha is engraved is a sight to see.
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  • Sangenjaya-ato
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Wakayama prefecture Tanabe-shi Imonomiya
    This historic site is located at the junction of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route's Nakahechi Trail and the Kohechi Trail (Hatenashi Trail) that connects Koyasan to Kumano. Three tea houses once stood there, and today the new building acts as a rest stop along the way. A stone signpost from the Edo period stands right nearby. It provides directions for those coming from Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine, and is carved with expressions used in Japan's feudal era. There's evidence it also used to be a barrier station. It's now being restored, modeled after the gate at the Kukigakuchi Checkpoint.

    中辺路と、高野山と熊野を結ぶ熊野古道小辺路の分岐点にあり、名のとおりかつて三軒の茶屋があって賑わっていたという。 現在は休憩所が整備されていて、トイレもある。 「右かうや十九り半 左きみい寺三十一り半」と刻んだ振り分け石の道標が立っているが、写真のように、劣化していて、分かっていないと、そうは読めないです。 かつては九鬼ヶ口という関所でもあった。 そして、行き交う者は10文を払って、通行手形を受け...

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  • Arida Mandarin Orange Museum
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Aridashi Minoshima 27 (Arita City Cultural Welfare Center)
    This museum showcases Arida Mandarin Oranges, a variety known throughout Japan. It's located about five minutes on foot from JR Minoshima Station on the fourth floor of the Arida Culture and Welfare Center. The Arida's history goes back to the Muromachi Period (1336–1573), and you can get a sense of its development through the ancient documents and other materials on display. Accessible illustrations and dioramas give visitors a clear picture of the mandarin growing process. Some of the museum has a fitting mandarin themed interior decor.

    久しぶりに訪ねたところ、展示が変わっていました。テレビと椅子が設置されており、リモコンで、興味のあるタイトルを選択すると、その映像が流れるようになっていました。

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  • Oyunohara
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    Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Honguchouhongu
    "Oyunohara is a historic location that was the original site of the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine in Hongu Town, Wakayama Prefecture. The shrine was situated on a sandbank at the confluence of the Kumano River, the Otonashi River and the Iwada River. In Japan, Torii gateways are used to mark the boundary between sacred areas and the mundane world; Oyunohara is notable for its huge Torii gate, which is 34m high (roughly the height of an 11-story building). This area is linked to the story of the Yatagarasu, a raven that guided Emperor Jimmu when he was lost in the mountains of Kumano, and Yata Fire Festival is held here every year in August. Oyunohara's connection with a mystical event in which humans were guided towards happiness attracts many visitors to this ""power spot"" (a place that is believed to bestow power on the visitor)."
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  • Ryujin Village Mandala Art Museum
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    3.0
    3 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Tanabe-shi Ryujinmura Ryujin 203
    "Visitors can find this museum by following National Route 371 north along the Hidakagawa River from the hot spring resort area of Ryujin Village, Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture. As its name indicates, it houses over 100 mandalas. Some date back 1200 years, to the era when the Shingon monk Kobo Daishi founded the first monastery on Mt. Koya. There is a special exhibit in his honor called ""The Light of Kobo Daishi Kukai."" In addition to mandalas, the museum also exhibits haiku, poems, and other items connected with Buddhism."

    2016年6月23日にみなべから高野山に向かう途中に立ち寄りました。トリップアドバイザーに施設の写真が掲載されていないことから行きましたが、曼陀羅の説明がないので、ただ見ただけという感じでした。

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  • Kinan Tourist Vineyard
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Tanabe-shi Inaricho
    This vineyard is located a six-minute drive from the Nanki Tanabe Interchange on the Hanwa Expressway via National Route 42 and Prefectural Route 29. Located next to Domeki Park, it is the oldest tourist-oriented vineyard in the prefecture. The summers are cool with a large difference in temperature between daytime and nighttime, making this an ideal environment for growing grapes. The owners do everything they can to grow high quality, sweeter grapes. Visitors can enter the vineyard free of charge and buy as many grapes as they want. They may not eat any grapes inside the vineyard, but after paying, they can go to the rest area and eat the grapes they have purchased along with any food they have brought in. It is recommended that visitors put freshly picked grapes in ice water before eating them.

    お盆ごろいつも買いに行きます。 いつも自宅用は少し難ありで安いのを買い、進物用は少し高いですが大きな房でぎっしり粒がついているのを買います。 こんなところにブドウ園があるなんてびっくりするようなところにあります。

  • Kiihino Misaki Lighthouse
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    Wakayama Pref. Hidakagunhidakachou Ao 1990-35
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  • Roadside Station Kishu-Binchotan Kinen Park
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    Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Akidugawa 1491-1
    Kishu-Binchotan kinen Park Roadside Station is located along Prefectural Route 29, about a 20-minute drive from the Nanki Tanabe Interchange. Since this region is where Kishu Binchotan charcoal originated, facilities related to this type of charcoal are a special feature of this roadside station. The Binchotan Discovery Center has exhibits that present the history of this kind of charcoal and the ways in which it is made. Visitors can also view a charcoal kiln and in some cases, they can try their hand at making charcoal. They can use Binchotan charcoal to barbecue, and the restaurant serves ramen cooked with charcoal and coffee roasted with charcoal, so that visitors can taste for themselves what makes Binchotan charcoal so special. In addition, the shop sells various promotional items related to Binchotan charcoal.
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  • Misato Astronomical Observatory
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    Wakayama prefecture Seagusa County Mino Mino Matsuke Mine 180
    "You don't need reservations for this astronomical observatory in Kimino Town with its 105-centimeter telescope, the largest in Wakayama Prefecture. Away from the lights of the city, on moonless nights you can see the Milky Way with the naked eye. Their “Starry Sky Tour"" where the resident staff will point out the constellations is popular, too. The observatory is located on the summit of Matsugamine at about 400 meters above sea level. Beautiful sunset which changes its color with lapse of time and can be viewed from the observation deck has been chosen as one of the 100 best places for the sunrise and sunset in Wakayama Prefecture."
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  • Toukei-jinja Shrine
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    Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe City Toyo 1-1
    This shrine is located in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture and is affectionately referred to as “Gongen-san” due to it being called Tanabe Shrine after the transfer of the deity “Kumano Gongen” here. Kumano Betto Tanzo, said to be Musashibo Benkei’s father, is said to have held a cockfight in front of the main shrine in order to decide which side to support during the Genpei War. He ended up supporting Minamoto and leading the Kumano navy to victory. You’ll find statues of Tanzo and Benkei on the shrine grounds, and treasures such as the pot used to give the infant Benkei his first bath and Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s flute are kept here. Near the start of October, many visit for the “Benkei Festival.”
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  • Fushiogami-Oji ato
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Honguchoufushiogami
    "This historic site is along the Nakahechi Trail, part of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. The name is said to come from pilgrims walking the trail via Hosshinmon-Oji and Mizunomi-Oji. When they arrived at Fushiogami-Oji, Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine finally came into view, and the pilgrims would fall down in reverence. Today you can see Oyunohara at the spot where Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine once stood. There is a small shrine at Fuhiogami-Oji, as well as a memorial to the Heian Period (794–1185) poet Shikibu Izumi who stopped there to pray. Another must-see is the nearby house and tea field used as a shooting location for the NHK drama ""Honmamon."" "

    山里の茶畑を見ながら進み、草原を抜けると有人の茶屋があります。 茶屋前の石段を上がると伏拝王子です。 昔はここから本宮大社が見え、巡礼者が喜んで拝んだことから名付けられたそうです。 場所が変わったので、現在、大社は見えませんが、熊野の山が連なる景色がすばらしいです。 和泉式部の供養塔？があり、言い伝えから熊野権現は身分も性別も分け隔てなく受け入れる、大らかな神様だと分かります。 お茶屋では...

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  • Onsendera Temple
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Wakayama Tanabe-shi Ryujinmura Ryujin 23
    "This temple is a five-minute walk from Ryujin Onsen bus stop. Visitors should follow the path on the other side of the river toward Ryujin Onsen Motoyu. It is just past Nanda Ryuo Shrine. Kobo Daishi is said to have discovered the hot spring in the ninth century after receiving a message from Nanda Ryuo and founded the hot spring, dedicating it to the Buddha Yakushi Nyorai. The temple was dubbed ""Onsendera"" (""Hot Spring Temple"") when the monk Meisan rebuilt the Ryuo Shrine Yakushido. Since it is located in a hot spring resort area, it receives large numbers of visitors. Some of the current buildings were reconstructed in recent years."

    龍神温泉湯元の前にある駐車場近くの階段を登った所にあります。由緒には、頑固な腫れ物を温泉で治したことからか、薬師堂を再建し、温泉寺と名付けとなっています。

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  • Zenpukuin Temple Shakado
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Wakayama Kainan-shi Shimotsucho Umeda 271
    This temple belonging to the Tendai school of Buddhism is located in the expansive valley of Umeda just south of Wakanoura Port. The temple was founded as one of the five Kofukuji Gokain temples in 1372 by Eisai, the monk who brought tea to Japan. The temple is said to have been so prosperous during the Azuchi-Momoyama period as the family temple of the Kamo clan that it had a complete seven-structured temple compound. However, the only temple building that remains today is the Shakado Hall, a Zenshu-style Buddhist temple featuring a mokoshi (decorative pent roof). Designated a national treasure, the hall is notable for its oversized pillars and beams and for prominently displaying characteristics of the Zenshuyo style such as the tile-covered hipped roof and parallel rafters. Together with the Shariden of Engakuji Temple in Kamakura and the Butsuden of Kozanji Temple in Yamaguchi Prefecture it is considered to be one of the oldest archetypal Zenshuyo-style Buddhist temple buildings remaining in Japan.

    国宝の釈迦堂は、明治44年の解体修理でほぼ建立当時の姿になったとのことです。このままの姿を維持してもらいたいと思います。

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  • Obaku-shu Gokokuzan Tokoji  Temple
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    Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture hongu Yunomine 113
    A Tendai Buddhist temple located in the Yunomine Onsen area. The temple’s principle object of worship, the three-meter-tall Yunomine Healing Buddha, is said to be mineral deposits from the surrounding hot spring waters which accumulated and took the shape of a Buddha. Some 1,800 years ago, it is said that the famed priest Ragyo discovered the hot spring waters welling forth from a hole in the chest of Bhaisajyaguru, the Healing Buddha. Each year, the Eight Day Festival of Bhaisajyaguru is held on January 8. During the festival, hot spring water is offered in prayer for the prosperity of Yunomine Onsen and the fulfillment of the wishes of worshipers.
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  • Sai no Narutaki
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    Wakayama Pref. Hidakagunhidakagawachou Takatsuo
    "These rapids is located on the Hidaka River. While called a waterfall, there is almost no falling waterfall, instead this section of the river consists of a series of beautiful rock formations and countless boulders standing amidst raging rapids. There is an open space along the Hidaka River where you can see Sai-no-Narutaki Falls, and there is an explanatory board with excerpts of the original text of the novel ""The River Hidaka"" by Sawako Ariyoshi, a Japanese literary writer from Wakayama Prefecture. It is known as a dangerous spot for rafting that was popular for transporting wood downstream. There is a suspension bridge nearby from where you can see the raging river below."
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  • Totsui Limestone Cave
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    Wakayama Hidaka-gun Yuracho Totsui 646
    This small limestone cave is located in Totsui, Yura Town, Hidaka County. Approximately 100 meters long, it was formed more than 250 million years ago. It is open to the public on weekends and holidays and during long vacations of local elementary and junior high schools. Visitors can view stalactites inside a cool environment that stays around 15 degrees Celsius all year.
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  • Arita Kyoho Grape Village Morien
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    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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  • Hiki Iwagun
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    Wakayama Tanabe-shi Inaricho
    "10 minutes from the Nanki-Tanabe Interchange on the Haniwa Expressway via National Route 42. This group of beautiful rock formations is situated along the upper reaches of the Inari River and the area has been designated a nature park by the prefecture. The name for the formations literally means ""Toad Rock Group"" and is derived from their resemblance to a group of toads looking up at the sky. The area around Iwaguchi Pond is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring, and walking paths in the area make it a perfect destination for nature walks and hiking. Numerous rare plants also grow in the area, and author and scientist Minakata Kumagusu is known to have frequently come here to gather specimens."
  • Mandarano-taki Falls
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    Wakayama Tanabe-shi Ryujinmura Ryujin
    "This waterfall is situated in the mountains of the Onsen-ji Temple in Ryujin-mura Ryujin, Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture. Moss grows around the falls and its green color contrasts with the white water of the falls produced as it is stirred into a froth by the black, rocky protuberances which grow in number as the falls descend. The waterfall famously appears in novelist Kaizan Nakazato's premier work ""Dai-bosatsu toge"" and is also known to have been used for ascetic training by the great monk Kobo Daishi."
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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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