Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県 Wakayama-ken) is located in the southwestern part of Kansai region.
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Cities[edit]
- 1 Wakayama - the prefectural capital
- 2 Hongu - a little mountain town surrounded by three great onsen
- 3 Kainan
- 4 Kinokawa
- 5 Kushimoto - town on the southernmost point of Honshu
- 6 Nachikatsuura - Mt. Nachi and Katsuura onsen
- 7 Shirahama - Shirahama Onsen and Nanki-Shirahama Airport
- 8 Shingu
- 9 Tanabe
Other destinations[edit]
- 1 Mount Koya - mountaintop monastery town, the stronghold of mystical Shingon Buddhism and the site of Japan's strangest graveyard
- 2 Hashimoto
- 3 Yuasa
- 4 Kudoyama
- 5 Kamitonda
- 6 Aridagawa
- 7 Susami
- 8 Hidakagawa
- 9 Minabe
Get in[edit]
By plane[edit]
1 Nanki–Shirahama Airport (SHM IATA). Flights only to Tokyo-Haneda.
By train[edit]
The main train hub is Wakayama, about one hour south of Osaka, or two hours to Kyoto on the Ocean Arrows limited express.
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Get around[edit]
By train[edit]
A train line runs around the southern coastline. Other train services are sparse.
See[edit]
Shirahama beach is crowded with tourists every summer. The water is clear and there are lots of hotels near the beach.
The three shrines of Kumano Kodo, namely Kumano-Hayatama, Kumano-Nachi and Kumano-Hongu (formerly Kumano-Niimasu), have been named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Scuba posting An underwater mailbox (すさみ海中郵便ポスト Susami Kaichu Yubin-Posto) can be found at a depth of 10 meters off the coast of Susami, Wakayama, and is certified as the "World's deepest mailbox" in the Guinness Book of World Records 2002. Special plastic postcards (¥150 domestic, ¥350 international) are available, and divers mail nearly 200 items daily in the summer peak season. The mailbox is open from April to September. |
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Go next[edit]
- Ise - small town in Mie prefecture with its famous shrines, can be reached by train.