和歌山県 · Kinki Region
Wakayama Hidden Gems
The spiritual Kii Peninsula — a mountaintop monastic town, pilgrimage trails through cedar forest, and hot springs on a warm Pacific coast.
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Climate & Best Season
One of Japan's wettest areas; warm and humid, with mild winters on the coast and cold nights on Koyasan. Spring and autumn suit hiking.
Famous For (Food)
- Mikan oranges
- Umeboshi
- Wakayama ramen
- Maguro (Katsuura tuna)
Signature Sights
- Koyasan temple lodgings
- Kumano Kodo (UNESCO)
- Nachi Falls
- Shirahama beach & onsen
Wakayama
Wakayama· Kushimoto
Hashigui-iwa
About forty pillars of rock stand in a line across the shallows at Kushimoto, running roughly 850 metres from the shore…
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Wakayama
Wakayama· Kushimoto
Shionomisaki Lighthouse
The southernmost point of Honshu, on a thirty-metre cliff above the Pacific, with a white lighthouse first lit in 1873 a…
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