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Wakayama

Kick around Kumano Kodo and Mount Koya

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Tanabe Festival
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Tanabe Festival

Virginia Gonzalez

The Tanabe Festival takes place every year on the 24th and 25th of July in Tanabe City. During the festivities various processions..

Tokei-jinja Shrine Jul 24th - Jul 25th Free
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    Things to Do in Shingu City

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    Kumano Kodo Overnight-Stay in Chikatsuyu-oji

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  3. Shirahama Beach
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    Shirahama Beach

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  4. Kii Tanabe Station
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    Kii Tanabe Station

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  5. Nanki Shirahama's Sandanbeki Cave
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    Nanki Shirahama's Sandanbeki Cave

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  6. Tanpopo-no-ye Art Exhibition
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    Tanpopo-no-ye Art Exhibition

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  7. Wakayama Prefecture
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    Wakayama Prefecture

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  8. Tanabe Festival
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    Tanabe Festival

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  9. Tanabe’s Martial Traditions
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    Tanabe’s Martial Traditions

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  10. Riding the Kuroshio Train
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    Riding the Kuroshio Train

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Kuroshio Market
Japanese

Kuroshio Market

Jose Manuel Zardain

Kuroshio market is the highlight of Marina City in Wakayama. Watch the tuna cutting presentation and eat some maguro or blue fin..

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B & B Café Hongu
Bed & Breakfast

B & B Café Hongu

Alena Eckelmann

Across the road from the Hongu Grand Shrine, the modern B & B Café Hongu is a convenient choice for anyone who wants to stay o..

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About Wakayama

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kansai
Island Honshu
Capital Wakayama
Population 1,002,198
Area 4724.68 sq. km

Just south of Osaka, Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県, Wakayama-ken) offers a stark contrast to its northern neighbor - idyllic countryside views and a much more laid-back lifestyle, but with more than enough places to see to keep you busy for at least a couple of days.

Wakayama’s main attraction is Mount Koya, one of Japanese Buddhism’s most sacred sites. Okuno-in, which is the largest graveyard in Japan and is the final resting place of the great monk Kukai (or Kobo Daishi) along with many daimyo, as well as the famous temple Kongobu-ji, are located within this area. Some of Mount Koya’s temples even offer one-night stay experiences. Much of the Kumano Kodo, the World Heritage Site pilgrimage, is also located within Wakayama.

Historical and cultural significance aside, Wakayama also attracts tourists due to its beaches and hot springs, the best of which can be found in Shirahama.

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