Wakayama Hidden Gems
Berceau des sentiers sacrés du Kumano Kodo et du mont Koya, Patrimoine mondial. Des chemins de pèlerinage millénaires, le centre du bouddhisme shingon, la cascade de Nachi (la plus haute du Japon en chute unique) et les plages de Shirahama offrent un voyage de renouveau spirituel et naturel.
19 spots
La péninsule spirituelle de Kii : une cité monastique au sommet de la montagne, des chemins de pèlerinage à travers les forêts de cèdres et des sources thermales sur un littoral pacifique tempéré.
Climat et meilleure saison
L'une des zones les plus pluvieuses du Japon ; chaud et humide, avec des hivers doux sur la côte et des nuits froides au Koyasan. Le printemps et l'automne sont parfaits pour la randonnée.
Spécialités culinaires
- Mandarines mikan
- Umeboshi
- Ramen de Wakayama
- Thon (Katsuura)
Lieux emblématiques
- Hébergement en temple au Koyasan
- Kumano Kodo (UNESCO)
- Cascade de Nachi
- Plage et onsen de Shirahama
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
Katsuura Tuna Market
Katsuura Fishing Port (勝浦漁港) in Nachikatsuura Town is one of Japan's premier tuna landing ports, especially famous for h…
Senjojiki & Sandanbeki Cliffs
Senjojiki (千畳敷, 'thousand tatami mats') is a massive wave-cut limestone platform extending into the Pacific Ocean, its s…
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…
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…
Wakayama Ramen
Wakayama ramen (和歌山ラーメン, also called chuka soba in local dialect) is a distinct regional ramen style featuring rich tonk…
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…
Engetsu Island
Engetsu Island (円月島, 'full moon island') is a small uninhabited island in Shirahama Bay, famous for its natural rock arc…
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-…
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…
Shirahama Onsen
Shirahama Onsen (白浜温泉) is one of Japan's three oldest hot spring resorts (along with Arima and Dogo), with a recorded hi…
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…