Culture The Sweet Soul of Wakayama Mandy Bartok A journey through the trails, guesthouses, temples and shrines of Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture. Our guide gives you the lowdown..
Culture Sky Lantern Festival 2025 Nov 8th - Dec 13th 2025 Past Event As the weather cools down, a wide variety of illumination events begin to pop up at various locations across Japan. One such event..
Historical Nanki Shirahama's Sandanbeki Cave Sandra Isaka Sandanbeki Cave is close to Wakayama's famous Shirahama Beach, at the bottom of a beautiful cliff-side view point. Visitors..
Temples & Shrines Kumano Hongu Shrine & Giant Torii Tomoko Kamishima Kumano Hongu Shrine & Giant Torii Gate: One of the three great shrines of Kumano, Hongu Shrine saves ones life in the future.
34 Historical Koyasan's Sacred Site: Okunoin Jacquelyn Sy Kukai's Okunoin, the site of Japan's largest graveyard at Koyasan
Historical Mount Koya Alena Eckelmann Experience Japanese Esoteric Buddhism on a retreat to mountain temple complex Mt. Koya at Osaka’s doorsteps
Culture Hongu Taisha Spring Festival 2026 Apr 13th - Apr 15th Festivals to honor the Kumano Deities and the tradition of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage are an inherent part of the annual calendar..
Culture Kamikura Shrine Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社, Kamikura Jinja) is related to the Hayatama Taisha Shrine and can be found on top of a hill of 538 stone steps, some as st..