Culture Tanabe Festival 2025 Virginia Gonzalez The Tanabe Festival takes place every year on the 24th and 25th of July in Tanabe City. During the festivities various proce...
Culture Christmas in Tanabe Arlene Bastion Tanabe with its warm people and interesting temples, historical streets, makes for a homey place to be in at Christmas.
Culture Temple of Aikido Arlene Bastion Kōzan-ji Temple is beautiful in its quiet peace, a fitting resting place for the founder of Aikido, the gentle art of self de...
Culture Kitsumoto Jinja - The "Mandarin" Shrine Alena Eckelmann The Shinto God of Mandarins is worshipped at Kitsumoto Shrine located in Kainan City. This is near the mikan orchards of Arid...
Culture Wakayama’s Kumano Sanzan Arlene Bastion The Kumano Taisha are dedicated to nature worship, with the splendour of their shrines made more compelling thanks to the bea...
Culture Nachi-no-Ogi Fire Festival 2025 Tom Roseveare The Nachi Fire Festival, or Nachi-no-Ogi Matsuri, is a vibrant and historic event held annually on July 14th at the Kumano Na...
Culture Tanpopo-no-ye Art Exhibition José Manuel Zardain A unique exhibition in Wakayama City presenting the art pieces of adults with disabilities.
Culture Kumano Kodo’s Nakahechi Trail Alena Eckelmann Follow into the footsteps and discover the tales of pilgrims along the ancient Nakahechi pilgrimage trail in Kumano
Culture Kumano Hongu Taisha The Kumano Hongū Taisha is a Shinto shrine in Tanabe, Wakayama, and is located deep in the mountains of the Kii Peninsula. As...
