Dining Room Spots in Kumano Kodo / Hongu Area

  • Oshokuji Shimoji Hongu-ten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Honguchouhongu 285
    This Restaurant is located along National Route 168, only a two-minute walk from the entrance to Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine. It looks like a traditional storehouse from the outside, and its high ceilings and wood-based interior decor create a calm and peaceful atmosphere. Its signature menu item is the Kumano Beef Sukiyaki Dinner. Its Udon noodle dishes are made in-house with wheat flour produced in Kagawa Prefecture. Popular noodle dishes unique to the area include Kumano Sweetfish Udon, which contains glazed sweetfish, and Kodo Udon, which contains mountain herbs and pickled plums. The souvenir counter sells Usukawa Manju (steamed sweet bean buns), which have been made locally for three generations, along with other famous local products and locally-produced sake.
  • shimoji motomiya
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    3.5
    9 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Wakayama Pref. Tanabeshi Honguchouhongu 285

    Came here for lunch, on the 3rd day of the multi-day walking through Nakahechi route. Very satisfying. My son ordered the Kumano beef rice set and he thoroughly enjoyed it. Very well priced (aka much...

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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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