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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.

9 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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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