9 Culture Sandanbeki Cliffs and Caves Larry Knipfing The Sandanbeki pirate Cliffs and Caves in Wakayama are mysterious and fun!
Culture Mystical Koya-san Pete Martin This shirt extract describes part of a day at Mount Koya from Pete Martin's journey throughout Japan, as part of his circumna...
Shopping A Stroll through Kuroe Alena Eckelmann Kishu Shikki, or Kishu lacquerware, is well-known in Japan. It is produced in Kuroe Town, Wakayama Prefecture. There are many...
10 Red Leaves on Koya-san Kenny King Hin Choi Colorful foliage on Koya-san lasts only a short while before winter dresses the trees in white.
10 Koyasan: Random Impressions Nicole Bauer It is the religious center of Shingon Buddhism in Japan and you can actually feel it throughout the whole valley. I highly re...
6 Japan's Most Beautiful Graveyard Nicole Bauer I had never paid particular attention to graveyards—until I went to Japan, and Okunoin at Koyasan is surely the most impressi...
9 Blossom Colored Kokawadera Temple Masayoshi Hirose Wakayama's pride, spacious 115,850㎡ Kokawadera Temple was radiant with cherry blossom color.
11 Cherry Blossoms at Dojoji Temple Masayoshi Hirose At Dojoji Temple in Wakayama the cherry blossoms are the earliest to bloom in Kansai Region.
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...
