Wakayama (prefecture)

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Wakayama prefecture (和歌山県 Wakayama-ken) is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

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Understand

Cities

Other destinations

  • Mount Koya — Mountaintop monastery town, the stronghold of mystical Shingon Buddhism and the site of Japan's strangest graveyard

Talk

Get in

By plane

By train

The main train hub is Wakayama, about one hour south of Osaka, or two hours to Kyoto on the Ocean Arrows limited express.

By bus

Get around

By train

A train line runs around the southern coastline. Other train services are sparse.

See

Shirahama beach is crowded with tourists every summer. The water is clear and there are lots of hotels in near the beach.

The three shrines of Kumanokodo, namely Kumanohayatama, Kumanonachi and Kumanonimasu, have been named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Do

Eat

Drink

Get out

External links

ja:和歌山県 WikiPedia:Wakayama Prefecture

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