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Wakayama (prefecture)

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

Culture and History

Cities

  • Wakayama - the prefectural capital
  • Kushimoto - town on the southernmost point of Honshu

Other destinations

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

Talk

Travel to Wakayama (prefecture) & Visa Requirements

Flights and airtickets to Wakayama (prefecture)

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.

Buses to Wakayama (prefecture)

Tours & Getting around Wakayama (prefecture)

By train

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

Wakayama (prefecture) attractions and sightseeing

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

Wakayama (prefecture) city tours

Wakayama (prefecture) Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Wakayama (prefecture) nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Get out

  • Ise - small town in Mie prefecture with its famous shrines, can be reached by train

This page was last edited at 10:41, on 29 July 2008 by Wikitravel user Lit1981. Based on work by Jani Patokallio, Bujdosó Attila and Simone Bravo, Wikitravel user(s) Episteme, Shoestring and Kohhei and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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