The All Meat Festival in Wakayama will include around 60 stalls serving up all manner of tasty meat-based eats, along with stage..
Festivals to honor the Kumano Deities and the tradition of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage are an inherent part of the annual calendar..
The spring festival at the Hongu Taisha from April 13th to 15th each year gets absolutely everyone in Hongu Town to participate..
Discover how to eat fresh persimmon (kaki) and how to use processed persimmon products at the Kaki-no-Sato, a roadside station in..
Mikan (satsuma mandarin) orchards in Arida City, Wakayama Prefecture, date back to the beginning of the Edo Period (1600) and they..
The Tanabe area has the most ume (Japanese plum) orchards in Japan. Many farmers and companies here produce ume foods, such as umeboshi..
Find out what it's like to stay with the monks in one of Koya-San's Shukubo, and explore this beautiful mountainous region...
Chikatsuyu-oji is a small village located in a mountain basin about halfway between Takijiri-oji and the Hongu Taisha. Soak your..
Stay overnight at a temple lodging at the sacred Mount Koya and learn more about Buddhism! Try "Shojin Ryori" Buddhist Vegertarian..
The Kumano Taisha are dedicated to nature worship, with the splendour of their shrines made more compelling thanks to the beautiful..