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Cape Shionomisaki

4.0

135 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkushimotochou Shionomisaki

At latitude 33° 25′ 59″ North and longitude 135° 45′ 45″ East, this cape is on the southern most tip of Honshu island. The vast expanse of the sea making an arc at the horizon is a site to see, especially at sunset when the whole sky is painted in coral colors. From the nearby observatory, Mt. Nachi can be seen.

Must visit when in the area. Dramatic view all around this area. The sea is so beautiful, but can be very cruel
Roadside Station Susami

4.0

58 Reviews

Transportation

Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunsusamichou Esumi 808-1

Susami Roadside Station is located along National Route 42, about a 15-minute drive from the Susami Interchange or a five-minute walk from JR Esumi Station. A special attraction is the Susami Municipal Aquarium of Crab and Shrimp right next door. Just a five-minute drive farther along the road is Esuzaki Point, a National Natural Monument, one of the many nearby scattered scenic sightseeing attractions that make this area so wonderful. The restaurant's flagship dishes include Deep-Fried Local Lobster on Rice Dinner and Saury Sushi, and it also sells a unique Lettuce Dipping Sauce. Another shop on the premises sells freshly caught local fish.

物販コーナーやレストランは綺麗で広々しており、鮮魚の販売もありました。また、エビとカニの水族館のほか、日帰り入浴施設や宿泊施設も隣接しているので色々な楽しみ方が出来そうです。海に面しているので景色が良いです。
Shionomisaki Tower

3.5

62 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkushimotochou Shionomisaki 2706-26

Cape Shiono is at the southernmost point of Honshu, the main island of Japan. This observation deck adjoins the sprawling grass field that unfurls at its tip, offering a sweeping view of the vast expanse of sea. The stunning view of the horizon showcases the Earth’s curvature brilliantly. You can receive a certificate as proof of your visit, too.

It could have been nice, the view is great, but poor maintenance of the building and bad smell in the elevator. Maybe it is because of the corona, not sure, but looks like a bit deserted, I was the...
Underwater Observatory

4.0

71 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kushimotocho Arida 1157 Kushimoto Underwater Park

This observatory is located approximately a 20-minute drive from Susami-minami Interchange. It is situated inside Kushimoto Underwater Park, and there is a free shuttle bus that runs from the JR Kushimoto Station. As the name suggests, visitors can use the observatory to look underwater from above ground. The coastal area of Kushimoto is known as the world's northernmost coral colony registered in the Ramsar Convention. In addition to the table corals, there are also around 270 species of fish, including schools of Largescale Blackfish, which can be observed here. Depending on the temperature of the water, anywhere from 20 to 70 species of fish can be seen at a time. The facility is open all year round, and business hours are extended during long holidays.

Dont just visit the aquarium. The giant turtles at the aquarium are a sight to behold but your visit is incomplete if you dont venture out, step onto the bridge, entered the Tower and go...
Aquarium of Crab and Shrimp

4.0

33 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunsusamichou Esumi 808-1

"This aquarium is about eight minutes on foot from Esumi Station. Re-purposing the former Esumi Junior High School, it's home to about 150 varieties of crustaceans, including shrimp and crabs. Their ""Seafloor Exploration Sub"" is a tank with small shrimp and crabs modeled on a submarine. They also have unusual varieties like the Tasmanian Giant Crab, one of the largest in the world. The Susami Ocean Tank has a reproduction of the Guinness World Record holding mail box on the ocean floor, and their Marine Environment Learning Center conducts seasonal experiments with the creatures there."

小規模ながらエビとカニに特化した珍しい水族館です。駅の待合室の観賞用水槽をルーツに廃校の校舎を使い、町おこし感が伝わってきます。オオグソクムシからタカアシガニまでバラエティ豊かで、エイやサメに触れられるコーナーもあり誰でも楽しめると思います。
Hashikuiiwa Rocks

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Prefecture Higashimuro-gun Kushimoto-cho Hashikui

The Hashikuiiwa Rocks are about 40 rocks of various sizes in a row towering over the seashore from Kushimoto heading towards Oshima. The name comes from the fact that the row of rocks stretching for about 850 meters looks as though bridge piles have been left on the shore. At low tide visitors can walk to Bentenjima Islet which is nearly in the middle of the row. In addition to this sightseeing spot being selected as one of Japan’s 100 best places to watch the sunrise, as it is popular to watch the sun rise over the Hashikuiiwa Rocks, it has also been designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty and a Natural Monument.
Kushimoto Marine Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkushimotochou Arida 1157

Here you can enjoy both the sea and the aquarium. Enjoy sites that you can’t see anywhere else including the world’s northernmost largest community of table coral and schools of swimming bluefin tuna. You can also try feeding the turtles and the tuna or go whale watching and check out the flying fish. In 2005 it joined the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
Roadside Station Kushimoto Hashigui-iwa

Transportation

Wakayama prefecture Higashi Muro gun Kushimoto cho the river of lottery 1549-8

This roadside station on National Route 42 is approximately seven minutes by car from JR Kushimoto Station. The Hashigui-iwa Rock is a National Natural Monument. As the facility's name suggests, you can get a good view of it from the premises. There's a clear view from the observation deck of the unique scenery of its 40 large and small formations scattered offshore. The roadside station is a good place for a quick bite to eat there with items like French fries and fried yakisoba noodles, and their soft serve ice cream made with locally grown ponkan oranges is especially popular. The facility's shop sells lots of items featuring plums and jabara citrus. It's open 365 days a year.
Japan-U.S. Memorial Museum

3.5

15 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kushimotocho Kashino 1033

The museum is located on the eastern edge of Kii Oshima Island. 62 years before the arrival of Perry's black ships, in 1791 (Kansei 3), two American merchant ships, the Lady Washington and the Grace, landed on Oshima. The museum exhibits dioramas, photographs, and models of the ships that illustrate this event.

Surprisingly, it was very interesting. Everything is in English too. Very much worth the visit. The BEST view in the whole area is from behind that museum. It does not seems like many people go...
Underwater Sightseeing Boat Stella Maris

4.0

11 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kushimotocho Arida 1157 Kushimoto Underwater Park

This sightseeing boat is located approximately a 20-minute drive from Susami-minami Iinterchange. It sails from Kushimoto Marine Park, which also provides a free shuttle bus service from the JR Kushimoto Station. Its most attractive feature is that customers can see the coral reefs up close through the large window in front of the seats. The boat's course loops around part of Sabiura, which is also registered in the Ramsar Convention, off the coast of Arita and along the west coast of Shionomisaki. The duration of the trip is approximately 25 minutes. It is possible for reservations to be made for groups of 15 or more. Cancellations may also occur due to poor weather conditions.

今天中午來到串本海中公園，乘坐海中觀光船。大約25分鐘的船程，觀賞美麗清澈的海底、難得一見的珊瑚及各種魚類，十分享受。
Shionomisaki Lighthouse

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kushimotocho Shionomisaki 2877

It is one of the eight Western-style lighthouses built under the Edo Treaty in the early Meiji period. It is designated as a Grade A preservation lighthouse with high historical value and has been selected as one of the 50 best lighthouses in Japan.
Kushimoto Diving Park

3.5

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkushimotochou Arida 1157 within the Kushimoto underwater park

This diving spot in Kushimoto Town, Higashimuro County, Wakayama City, is one of the best in the country and has plenty of dive locations for everyone from beginners to experts. With the mild climate at the southernmost tip of Honshu Island and the Kuroshio current you can see a view of the ocean that’s unique to Kushimoto and different from any other temperate or tropical location. In the bay you can see over 100 different types of coral and colorful fish and in the open sea you’ll come face to face with large migratory fish. The beach near the diving park is private and has a usage fee for its facilities. A wide variety of programs and rentals are offered including diving and boat-diving.

９月初旬に訪問しましたが、とにかく最低の対応でした。シュノーケル道具(友人が不所持の為)のレンタルとシャワーの利用でしたが、入店しても、スタッフの50代男性はいらっしゃいの一言も無く、ひたすら無愛想に対応するのみでした。最後にお会計した時も有難うの一言も無かったです。今までこんなに感じの悪いスタッフは見たこともありません！友人ともむしろ笑い話になるくらいのひどい対応でした。海はキレイなので...
Tahara Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kushimotocho Tawara

This beach is located about a seven-minute walk from JR Kii-Tahara Station. Proceed southeast from the station until you arrive at Taharachuzaijo-mae Intersection, cross the bridge, and go a bit further. The approximately 400-meter-wide beach is notable for gentle waters and a quiet atmosphere provided by the breakwaters of nearby Tahara Fishing Port, which keeps out the ocean waves. The beautiful sandy beach is opened at the end of June each year. Visitors can also enjoy cuisine made with local ingredients, hot springs, and other amenities at the nearby Arafune Resort.
Roadside Station Inobootan Land Susami

Transportation

Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Susami Cho Mirozu 1-32

"This is a miniature ""independent country"" that has in Susami Town in Wakayama Prefecture as its domain. It is located next to Inobutan Land Susami Roadside Station along National Route 42. It was founded on May 4th, 1986, and named after the ""inobuta,"" a wild boar-pig hybrid that originated here. The ""Inobutan Castle"" is inside the roadside station, and in the VIP lounge stand figures of the king and queen. The roadside station also sells local special products and provides information about the area. Every year on May 3rd, they celebrate their ""national founding day"" with an ""inobuta derby"" and a morning farmers' market, attracting large numbers of visitors."
Shichikawa Dam

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkozagawachou Sada 1016

"Shichikawa Dam is a dam built at Shichikawa on the upper reaches of Koza River, around 35 minutes' drive from Koza Station on the JR Kinokuni Line. It was formerly known as Kozakawa Dam. At the reservoir behind the dam, visitors can enjoy fishing for black bass etc., and there is also Yunohana Onsen resort on the lake-side. Around 3,000 Yoshino Cherry trees have been planted along a roughly 5 kilometers stretch of the road that runs along the banks of the reservoir, and the area has been included in the list of the ""100 Best Places in Japan to View Cherry Blossom."" ""Sada Cherry Blossom Festival"" is held from late March to early April every year, when visitors can enjoy the sight of the cherry blossom illuminated by traditional paper lanterns at night."
Turkish Museum

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkushimotochou Kashino 1025-25

You’ll find this Turkish memorial building in Kushimoto Town of Higashimuro County, Wakayama Prefecture. The “Ertuğrul Fırkateyni,” a wooden battle cruiser from the Ottoman Empire bearing a special envoy, sank in 1890 in the Kumano Sea, resulting in 587 deaths. Thanks to the generous rescue efforts of the locals, Japan and Turkey have enjoyed warm relations ever since. The building contains materials related to the sunken vessel as well as models, mementos from the sailors, and more. You can see the crash site from the observation deck on the second floor.
Ichimai-iwa Monolith

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kozagawa Cho Aise

"This huge crag towers along the Kozagawa River and has been designated a National Natural Monument. The cliff can be seen from Roadside Station Ichimaiiwa on National Route 371 on the other side of the Kozagawa River. Roughly 100 meters tall and 500 meters wide, it is one of the largest single blocks of bedrock found in Japan. In the Edo period ""Kii zoku fudoki"" chronicle, it is described as ""A truly sacred place and perhaps the most amazing sight in the world."" Visitors can also enjoy the changing seasonal beauty of the cherry trees, Tricyrtis macranthopsis, and other plants which grow in the area. A campground sprawls along the river and in the summer the area bustles with campers."
Kashinozaki Lighthouse

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkushimotochou Kashino

Standing atop the Kashino cliffs, this is Japan’s oldest lighthouse with a still working light. When ships from all over the world began visiting Japan after the country’s borders opened, this lighthouse was constructed according to a design by British engineer Richard Henry Brunton. The daffodils that bloom profusely on the premises are said to have been planted by the British engineers to remind them of their hometown.
Umikongo

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkushimotochou Kashino

Named after Mt. Kumgang, a Place of Scenic Beauty on the Korean Peninsula, this picturesque scenery features a series of precipitous cliffs. The sight of the huge rocks rising perpendicularly almost like a pyramid with raging waves smashing against the cliffs makes for a powerful sight. The Japan-U.S. Friendship Memorial Museum on the premises has displays of photos and a diorama which tell about the time when two US merchant ships, the Lady Washington and the Grace, landed at Oshima.
Mushikui-iwa Rock

Travel / Tourism

Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kozagawa Cho Ikenoyama

"A 10-minute drive from JR Koza Station. This rock formation is located right next to Roadside Station Mushikui-iwa and has been designated a National Natural Monument. The name of the formation could literally be translated as ""Moth-eaten Rock,"" and just as its name suggest, the huge mass of liparite has been eroded by wind and rain resulting in holes which make it look like moth-eaten cloth. It is believed the curious erosion pattern is a result of minute crystals forming when water evaporates on the rock; this in turn results in the surface of the rock slowly being removed. A part of the natural Kozagawa Dike, an area selected for inclusion in a list of Geology 100 selections of Japan, legend has it that visiting the formation aids in the healing of ear ailments."

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