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Kozanji Temple

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Inarichou 392

This ancient temple that overlooks downtown Tanabe is of the Omuro School of the Shingon Sect and is said to be founded be saint Kobodaishi (Kukai). Famous for the Sakura blossoms, many visitors come to worship and enjoy the annual Kozanji Temple Spring Festival. On the grounds is a rare, even for Japan, two-story pagoda honoring Prince Shotoku (known as Uenomiya Taishi), and also a shell mound unearthed from the prehistoric early Jomon period. On the coastal side, are the graves of the biologist, Kumagusu Minakata said to be the father of mycology, and the founder of the self-defense art, Aikido, Ueshiba Morihei.

有名なお寺というわけではないですけど、庭園はとてもきれいでよかったです。静かな場所ですので、ゆっくりと庭園をみれることができたので気分よくなりました。こういう所が増えればいいのに。
Roadside Station Shimizu, Fureai-no-Oka Sports Park

2.5

4 Reviews

Transportation

Wakayama Pref. Aridagunaridagawachou Shimizu 607

This roadside station is on National Route 480. It's Fureaikan Hall is located in the Fureai-no-Oka area where you can enjoy a variety of sports, as well as their pool, water slide, and barbecue facilities in the summer. Its simple lodge is used for training camps and doubles as a tourist information center. Aridagawa Town is Japan's largest producer of sansho pepper, and you can enjoy dishes like curry featuring wild vegetables at the facility's restaurant and shop. It's open throughout the summer holidays but closed between December and mid-March. Their roadside station stamp pad is outdoors, so you can add it to your collection even if they're closed.

特産品の販売が僅かで、レストランも時間外であったので営業してなく、道の駅というより、テニス、バーベキュー、釣り堀などの管理棟とい感じです。
Tanabe Kawayu Campground

4.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Tanabe-shi Hongucho Kawayu 1288

A paid campground surrounded by abundant nature located downstream from Kawayu Onsen. Customers can choose between three areas to pitch their tent: a first-come first-served campsite area that requires no reservation, an area with lots of shade and grass that is comfortable to sleep on, and a riverbed area which can even be driven to from a nearby parking lot. The grounds are replete with a shop, toilets, grills, and food preparation facilities. There's also a farmer's market selling local vegetables which many people visit to pick up food to make while camping or to buy souvenirs to bring back home. As the campground does not rent equipment, make sure you have everything you need to go camping before you come.

熊野古道を旅した時に利用しました。熊野の大自然を満喫できゆったりのんびり出来るキャンプ場です。施設は綺麗な水洗トイレ、水道駐車場があり芝生のテントサイトと車中泊サイトのエリアがあります。目の前で川遊びができ、ペット同伴OKです。分別ゴミステーションがあるのでゴミの持ち帰りが無いのが嬉しいです。薪も￥600で売っていました歩いて10分以内に公衆浴場があります大人¥800 車¥700
Oishi-kogen Highland

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Kaisougunkiminochou Nakada

This highland area is spread between the towns of Aritagawa and Kimino. Surrounding the primary Oishigamine peak, elevation 870 meters, are pampas grasses inviting many visitors in early spring and during the autumn pampas grass season. The grasses are photogenic especially in the autumn dusk glow where they appear like shining gold. From the pinnacle, one can see the Izumi Mountain Range to the North, and Mt. Gomadan and other crests of inner Koya to the east. At night, one can even capture the star filled sky with the town lights in the backdrop. Because Koya can be reached by car, this is a spot that even a novice photographer feels like a professional.
Kimino Town Nokami Fureai Park

4.5

7 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Kaisougunkiminochou Nishino 971-1

"This park in Kimino Town has a theme of “closeness."" Their Wanpaku Square is fun for everyone from kids to adults. It combines a playground with a big castle that has slides, a suspension bridge, a climbing wall, and more. From the adjacent lookout there's a great view of the park's natural scenery. They have lots of other facilities too, like 20 campsites (no equipment rental) and the first 36-hole park golf course in Wakayama Prefecture, officially recognized by the Nippon Park Golf Association."

紀美野町は合併前は野上町だったのでこの名前になっている山の上にある公園で、芝生広場、遊具、オートキャンプ場、パターゴルフ場などがある。隣に和歌山県動物愛護センターがあり、犬ネコとのふれあいコーナーもある。子供連れで行っても楽しい場所。園内に産直品販売とカフェのふれあい館がある。
Aragijima Observatory

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Aridagunaridagawachou Mita196

Knowns as the terraced rice fields of Aridagawacho, the beauty of the rice fields spreading out in a fan-shape led to it being chosen as one of “Japan’s Top Hundred Rice Fields.” A viewing platform has been constructed on the opposite shore of the Aritagawa River allowing you to enjoy the view of the rice fields through the changing seasons.
Hosshinmon Oji

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Honguchoumikoshi 1652-1

Hosshinmon Oji is one of the 99 shrines on the Kumano Sanzan pilgrimage route. Of these 99 shrines, five are considered to be the most prestigious and are called the Gotai Oji, of which Hosshinmon Oji is one. The walking path from Hosshinmon Oji to the Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine is a popular route because it has many gentle downhill slopes.
Enjugahama Beach

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama prefecture Hidaka gun Mihama cho

Enjugahama Beach is a crescent-shaped beach 4.6 kilometers long and 500 meters wide between the mouth of the Hidakagawa River and Cape Hino-misaki. The first feudal lord of Kii Province, Tokugawa Yorinobu, planted a forest of black pines along the length of the beach to prevent salt damage. It is a well-known scenic spot in Wakayama Prefecture, and it has been selected as one of the 100 best combinations of white sand beaches and pine forests in Japan.
Kumanokodo Nakahechi Museum of Art

3.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Tanabe-shi Nakahechicho Chikatsuyu 891

"You can reach this museum by taking the Ryujin Bus bound for Hongu Taisha-Mae and getting off at the Nakahechi Bijutsukan stop. It mainly displays the work of two painters from Wakayama Prefecture's Tanabe City: Banka Nonagase, who formed Hakuensha and contributed greatly to the local arts, and Ryoun Watase, the Deputy Administrative Director and juror at Nihon Nangain who went on to receive the Wakayama Prefecture Distinguished Cultural Service Prize. The museum itself was the first work of the internationally active architectural team “Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA."""

国道311号線を走っていれば、急に開けた道の駅などもある交差点を北へと、多分間違いようはなかろうか。田辺市は公私の南方熊楠の博物館・記念館は立派で、市立・地域・県立の図書館もあるが、志を維持できない施設もあるのかもしれない。
Nokami Hachimangu Shrine

3.5

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Kaiso-gun Kiminocho Shobata 625

This associated shrine of the Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine is located on high ground looking down on the town of Nokami from the Takanonishi Highway that runs along the Makuni River. It is believed that long ago it was the site of a temporary palace used by Empress Jingu for three years during her triumphant return from the Conquest of Korea. Following the introduction of manorialism in the region starting sometime in the 11th century the shrine gained great prominence equaling that of the Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine. However, the shrine would undergo repeated ruin and revival due to factors including attacks by the Negoro-shu (an order of warrior monks) and the separation of Shinto from Buddhism following the Meiji Restoration. The vividly-colored vermillion lacquered main shrine, the hip-and-gable roofed front shrine, and other parts of the shrine have been designated as National Important Cultural Assets. An autumn festival featuring lion dance performances and other attractions is held in mid-October each year.

道路側から石段を上がって木製の鳥居を潜って行くと正面奥に大きな絵馬が目に入りました。干支に因んだ大きな絵馬には「開運招福」とあり高校生が描いたもの、横には「大願成就」と記された中学生が描いたものの2つが掲げられていました。又、境内の由緒によると本殿や拝殿等々は重要文化財に指定されているようでした。
Kishu Binchotan Museum

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Hidakagunminabechou Kiyokawa 1267

"This facility in Minabe Town located in the middle of Wakayama Prefecture showcases the technology, history and culture surrounding binchotan, a high grade of traditional charcoal. Among the most highly produced charcoals in the nation, local Kishu binchotan has a history that reaches back to the Heian period. The museum has a variety of items on display including a xylophone made of binchotan. They sell the charcoal itself, as well as specialty sweets made with it like their “Sumi-aisu"" ice cream. You can also try making wind chimes and bracelets with binchotan if you book ahead. Local elementary schools sometimes visit for field trips too."

無料で入館でき、備長炭が出来るまでの工程や、その発展の歴史を知ることができます。帰り際、備長炭アイスを買いましたが、炭のジャリジャリ感があり、評価が別れるだろうと思いました。
Cape Hinomisaki

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Hidakagunmihamachou Mio

This cape is the most westerly cape of Wakayama Prefecture. The whole area is preserved as the Cape Hinomisaki Park in which the Cape Hinomisaki lighthouse is an ideal site for overlooking the Kisyu-nada (sea off the coast of Kishu) and the Pacific Ocean. In addition to taking in the Onarutobashi Bridge and Awajishima Island beyond the Kii Channel, the expansive view selected as one of Wakayama’s Top 100 Sites for Scenic Sunrises and Sunsets can be relished. With over 2,000 Yoshino and Yamazakura cherry trees planted here, one of the attractions is the beauty of the contrast seen in the delicate pink cherry blossoms against the dark ocean blue.
Nishiyama Picnic Green Park Shoyo no Mori

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Hidaka-gun Hidakacho Ubuyu

A 20-minute drive from JR Kii-Uchihara Station. This nature park is situated on top of 327.8-meter-high Mt. Nishi located on the border between Hidaka Town and Mihama Town. Outfitted with walking paths and rest areas, the park is the perfect destination for picnicking and hiking; an observatory in the park also offers a sweeping view encompassing the Hidaka Plain, Enjugahama Beach, the Hiisaki Coast, and the Kii Channel. The fantastic scenery visible from here was also selected for inclusion in a list of the 100 best sunrises and sunsets in Wakayama. Visitors to the park can also see seasonal flowering plants and wild birds.
Kadoya Shokudo

4.0

20 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Wakayama Pref. Aridagunyuasachou Yuasa 1109-1

Kadoya Shokudo is a long running restaurant situated about one minute walk from Yuasa Station in Yuasa, Yuasa Town, Arida County. The restaurant is famous for its whitebait rice bowl and live whitebait rice bowl made with fresh whitebait from Yuasa topped with the restaurant’s own original sauce. It is also the original founder of whitebait rice bowl which has been selected as one of the top 30 local foods in Wakayama as a local specialty of Yuasa. As well as whitebait rice bowl served as a set meal with sashimi or udon, guests can have whitebait rice bowl included with any of the various set meals on offer by paying just a little extra.

This is a restaurant where you can enjoy fresh shirasu in Yuasa Town, the birthplace of soy sauce. While kama-age shirasu is available almost everywhere, raw shirasu is a precious ingredient that may...
Onko Densho-kan Sake Brewery Museum / Kuroushi Chaya

3.5

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Kainanshi Kuroe 846

"This is the library for the sake-maker. The exhibition hall was used by the old sake brewery, and exhibits tools for producing sake from the Nate Sake Brewery as well as daily living items at that time. You can learn sake-brewing methods from the Edo period (1603-1868) and see business records with the abundant materials. The Black Cattle Teahouse on the opposite side is a reception area and cafe with tables and chairs made from sake-making tools to create a warm atmosphere. Besides being able to taste of sake such as ""Kuroushi"" and ""Hitotsukami,"" you can also relax with coffee or sweet sake. In addition, they sell mainly products from Nate Sake Brewery and also local Wakayama souvenirs such as sake vessels."

海南市にある、和歌山の銘酒、黒牛の蔵元のお店と資料館。駐車場も広くとられています。黒牛の大吟醸から新酒まで、あらゆる銘柄が購入できます。迷ったらこれ、純米吟醸をお土産に買って帰りました。
Ichiganji Temple

4.5

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Nakahechichounishidani 575

The name Ichiganji means “temple of one request,” and it is dedicated to the bodhisattva Jizo, who is said to grant the requests of those who ask at least once. Since the Buddhist priest who enshrined the statue of Jizo was fond of mustard and sake, people who have a request to make should bring offerings of mustard and sake. The temple’s major festival is held on the last Sunday in February. Votive sake is given to the people in attendance, and at mochi rice cakes are thrown at the end of the ceremony.

田辺市の山奥にあるお寺です。一つだけ願いが叶うと言われています。年一回、お願いをしにいっています。なかなか叶いません笑
Watarase Onsen Dairotenburo large open-air bath

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Honguchouwataze 45-1

The largest open-air bath in Western Japan, situated on the grounds of a large hot spring inn. Non-guests can also enjoy a day trip of bathing in the inn’s baths. This natural hot spring bath is continuously filled from a hot spring source famed for its beautifying properties. In addition to the open-air bath, the inn’s popular reservable private open-air bath for families is also usable by non-guests. In the dining hall adjoining the open-air bath, visitors can enjoy mehari-zushi, a Kumano specialty of rice balls wrapped in mustard leaves, as well as onsen rice porridge.
Kumano Kodo Nakahechi Route

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Nakahechichoukurisugawa

This mountain path is one of the Kumano pilgrimage trails leading to Kumano Sanzan, starting from Tanabe town, leading through the Hongu, Shingu, and Nachi shrines. From the Heian through Kamakura periods, famous for the Kumano goko (goko meaning an outing for the retired emperor, the monk emperor and imperial women) the emperor and the nobility repeatedly made this pilgrimage over 100 times. The Nakahechi path is the official pilgrimage path (the Gokodo) with many traditional remains of folklore along the way, including the Prince Takijirioji-jinja Shrine. This Nakahechi route is also considered a popular walking course, and called the golden route.
Kumano Kodo Historical Folk Museum

3.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Aridashi Itogachou Nakaban 330-2 Yoko Elementary School Horizontal

This folk museum in Itogacho, Arida City is next to Itoga Inari-jinja Shrine, thought to be the oldest in Japan. It mainly displays items related to the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route such as the poet Fujiwara no Teika's diary. It also has an area that's a reproduction of the tea house which was once at Itoga Pass, as well as a picture scroll of Fujiwara no Teika's 328-kilometer journey from Kyoto to Kumano. They have facilities like a rest area near the entrance, vending machines, and bathrooms. It's often used for breaks by people walking the Kumano Kodo.

前にも何回かトイレ休憩に立ち寄ったが閉まっている事多い。食事する所も近くにないので事前に気をつけよう
Kuyogura (Yuasa Soy Sauce Ltd.)

Travel / Tourism

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.

Wakayama Kainan / Arita / Minabe / Tanabe

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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.