Culture Awashima Jinja Shrine Erika Arceo Awashima Jinja Shrine: Home for mysterious “memorial dolls”
Activities Kushimoto Town Amanda Ho Located at the southern tip of Honshu island, Kushimoto Town in Wakayama Prefecture is a two and a half hour train ride from Wakayama..
Culture Kishu Lacquerware Alena Eckelmann Kuroe Town’s traditional lacquerware craft aims to find “traditional beauty in everyday life”.
Culture Shingu, Wakayama Alena Eckelmann Shingu is a gateway to the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails and Kumano’s sacred sites. Whether you look for original history or u..
Activities Senjojiki - A Thousand Tatami Mats Amanda Ho The name Senjojiki literally means one thousand tatami mats and it looks like several thousand tatami mats joined together. Most..
9 A Kumano Pilgrimage by Car Kenny King Hin Choi Driving along the Kumano River provides a beautiful way to see rural Wakayama Prefecture.
Culture 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.