Activities The Kohechi Pilgrimage Route Celine Villeneuve At the Hatenashi pass, the mountain of the same name meets the Kohechi path, literaly, the "little path". Located 1,070 meter...
Food Wakayama City Hall Cafeteria Mandy Bartok Sitting on the 14th floor of the Wakayama City Hall, the City Hall Cafeteria offers fast (but tasty) food with the best castl...
7 Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine Masayoshi Hirose Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, the second shrine of Three Major Shrines in Kumano, is known as 'A Place of Resurrection'.
7 Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine Masayoshi Hirose Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine in Kumano region of Wakayama Prefecture was considered a power spot in ancient times, and combines...
Culture Sky Lantern Festival 2022 Kim As the weather cools down, a wide variety of illumination events begin to pop up at various locations across Japan. One such ...
Culture Kishu Aoi Kiln Ceramics Exhibition 2021 Kim For a limited time, Wakayama's Kawahisa Museum will be showcasing an exhibition of ceramic works from Kishu Aoi Kiln. More th...
Activities Sand-Art Contest at Shirahama Beach 2016 Larry Knipfing A great Sand-Art Contest at Shirahama Beach, Wakayama.
34 Culture Koyasan's Sacred Site: Okunoin Jacquelyn Sy Kukai's Okunoin, the site of Japan's largest graveyard at Koyasan
8 Fantastic Hashigui Rocks: Wakayama Masayoshi Hirose See the fantastic 'Hashigui Rocks' in Kushimoto, Wakayama, the southernmost town of Honshu Island. The coastal view along Kus...
Culture A Visit to Koyasan: Kongobuji Su Stori Kongobuji on Mount Koya: Headquarters of Shingon Buddhism in Japan, and a truly amazing place
