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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.

9 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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Updated Aug 2026
Nachi Falls & Kumano Nachi Taisha — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Nachikatsuura

Nachi Falls & Kumano Nachi Taisha

Nachi Falls (那智滝, Nachi-no-Taki) is Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall, plunging 133 meters from a sheer cliff into a…

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Updated Aug 2026
Shirahama White Beach Resort — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Shirahama

Shirahama White Beach Resort

Shirahama (白浜, 'white beach') is Wakayama's premier beach resort town, famous for its 600-meter crescent of white quartz…

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Updated Aug 2026
Wakayama Mikan & Umeboshi — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Wakayama City

Wakayama Mikan & Umeboshi

Wakayama Prefecture is Japan's largest producer of mikan oranges (温州みかん, unshu mikan) and umeboshi pickled plums (梅干し),…

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Updated Aug 2026
Kimii-dera Temple — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Wakayama City

Kimii-dera Temple

Kimii-dera (紀三井寺, 'Temple of Three Wells of Kii Province') is a hilltop temple complex founded in 770 AD, famous for its…

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Updated Aug 2026
Senjojiki & Sandanbeki Cliffs — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Shirahama

Senjojiki & Sandanbeki Cliffs

Senjojiki (千畳敷, 'thousand tatami mats') is a massive wave-cut limestone platform extending into the Pacific Ocean, its s…

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Updated Aug 2026
Kumano Hongu Taisha — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Tanabe

Kumano Hongu Taisha

Kumano Hongu Taisha (熊野本宮大社) is the head shrine of the Kumano Sanzan (Three Grand Shrines) and spiritual terminus of the…

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Updated Aug 2026
Takijiri-oji Shrine — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Tanabe

Takijiri-oji Shrine

Takijiri-oji (滝尻王子) is the starting point of the Nakahechi Trail, the most popular Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, and his…

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Updated Aug 2026
Engetsu Island — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Wakayama· Shirahama

Engetsu Island

Engetsu Island (円月島, 'full moon island') is a small uninhabited island in Shirahama Bay, famous for its natural rock arc…

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Updated Aug 2026