Wakayama Castle Park

This public park is maintained on the inner grounds of Wakayama Castle, counted as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles. The castle's donjon has been rebuilt using reinforced concrete and from its top visitors can get a sweeping view of Wakayama City. The Nishinomaru Teien is a traditional Japanese strolling garden built around a central pond which was created in the early Edo period, and in the Koshoan teahouse in the garden you can sit at a table and enjoy a casual cup of delicious matcha green tea. Interestingly, the castle had a highly unusual design feature in the form of a roofed bridge called the Ohashi Roka which was only for Edo period feudal lords and retainers to use to travel between the outer citadel and western citadel; the bridge still stands in the park today. There's also the Wakayama Castle Park Zoo, where visitors can see some 100 animals.

Spot details

Address: Wakayama Wakayama-shi 1-3 Map
Area: Wakayama City Suburbs Area
Phone: 0734351044
Hours: [Castle tower] 9:00-17:30 (Last entry17:00)
[Wakayama History Museum/History exhibition room] 9:00-17:30 (Last entry17:00)
Closed: 12/29-12/31
[Chashitsu Koshoan]12/29-1/3
[Zoo]Tuesday(The day following if it falls on a public holiday)
Fees: Free

[Castle tower]
[General]410yen
[Small/Junior high school students]200yen

[Wakayama Historical Museum/History Exhibition Room]
[General]100yen
[Up to junior high school student]Free

[Tea room Koshoan]
470yen
Parking Lot: Available(58spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Available
Wi-Fi: Available(WAKAYAMA_FREE_Wi-Fi)
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available (No entry to the castle tower, climbing service available up to the castle tower on the mountain (closed Mondays and Tuesdays))
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Yes (Zoo, Nishinomaru Garden and inside the building are not allowed)