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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.

8 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 — 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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