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Wakayama Hidden Gems

Hogar de los senderos sagrados de Kumano Kodo y del monte Koya, Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Rutas de peregrinación milenarias, el centro del budismo shingon, la cascada de Nachi (la más alta de Japón en caída única) y las playas de Shirahama ofrecen un viaje de renovación espiritual y natural.

8 spots

La espiritual península de Kii: una ciudad monástica en lo alto de la montaña, senderos de peregrinación entre bosques de cedros y aguas termales en una cálida costa pacífica.

Clima y mejor temporada

Una de las zonas más lluviosas de Japón; cálido y húmedo, con inviernos suaves en la costa y noches frías en Koyasan. Primavera y otoño son perfectos para el senderismo.

Gastronomía típica

  • Mandarinas mikan
  • Umeboshi
  • Ramen de Wakayama
  • Atún (Katsuura)

Lugares emblemáticos

  • Alojamiento en templos de Koyasan
  • Kumano Kodo (UNESCO)
  • Cascada de Nachi
  • Playa y onsen de Shirahama
Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Wakayama· Tanabe

Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails

The Kumano Kodo is 70 kilometers of stone path through the Kii Mountains, connecting Kyoto to the three Kumano Sanzan sh…

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Koyasan Temple Town — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Wakayama· Koyasan

Koyasan Temple Town

Koyasan sits at 900 meters, a temple town of 117 buildings founded in 816 by Kukai (Kobo Daishi) as Shingon Buddhism's h…

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Kumano Nachi Taisha Fire Festival — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Nachikatsuura

Kumano Nachi Taisha Fire Festival

The Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri (那智の火祭り, Nachi Fire Festival), held annually on July 14th, is one of Japan's three great fire fe…

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Wakayama Castle — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Wakayama City

Wakayama Castle

Wakayama Castle (和歌山城) is a hilltop fortress built in 1585 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's brother, later ruled by the powerful…

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Yuasa Soy Sauce Town — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Yuasa

Yuasa Soy Sauce Town

Yuasa (湯浅) is a small coastal town credited as the birthplace of Japanese soy sauce (shoyu, 醤油), where Buddhist monks in…

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Okunoin Cemetery Night Walk — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Koyasan

Okunoin Cemetery Night Walk

Okunoin (奥之院) is a 2-kilometer path through 200,000 moss-covered tombstones and memorial monuments beneath towering 500-…

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Shojin Ryori — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Wakayama· Koyasan

Shojin Ryori

Shojin ryori is what Buddhist monks eat: no meat, no fish, no eggs, no onions or garlic (they're thought to stir up desi…

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Kongobu-ji Temple — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Koyasan

Kongobu-ji Temple

Kongobu-ji (金剛峯寺) is the head temple of Shingon Buddhism and the administrative center of Koyasan's 117 temples, founded…

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