Activities A Journey From Kyoto to Wakayama Geoff Day For more than 1,000 years (794 to 1868) Kyoto was the capital of Japan. From the central Kansai area of Japan, the Imperial C...
Accommodation Temple & Adventure at Daitai-ji Alena Eckelmann You can have outdoor adventures at Daitai-ji temple in Kumano, near the Nachi Falls. Combine camping at the temple with Zen m...
Activities Picking Persimmon in Katsuragi Alena Eckelmann Persimmon, or kaki in Japanese, are an autumn fruit in Japan. Kaki fruits taste great. So, how about picking some kaki and ea...
Food Super Ume - Old Poems and New Health Alena Eckelmann Ume, the Japanese plum, is in full bloom in February. Ume appreciation reached poetic heights in the Manyoshu poem collection...
Activities Sakura Season at Shichikawa Dam Kim Bergström The Shichikawa Dam in Wakayama may be a man-made waterway, but there's plenty of natural beauty to enjoy here as well. There ...
9 Activities Rhododendron Mountain in Totsukawa Village Alena Eckelmann The Rhododendron is a flower of spring in mountainous Totsukawa Village in Nara Prefecture. The Rhododendron flower park is l...
Activities Scuba Diving in Kushimoto Alena Eckelmann The largest coral colony in the northernmost part of the world is found in the ocean off the southern tip of the Kii Peninsul...
7 Culture Kumano Kodo in Mie Lily The Magose-toge Pass is part of the Kumano Kodo in Owase City, Mie Prefecture and consists of 6 roads. As a part of the Sacre...
Culture Tea Harvest in Kumano Alena Eckelmann Living in a village near Hongu on the the Kumano Kodo trail, I have watched my neighbors pick tea leaves from the tea bushes ...
Activities Hyakkenzan Gorge Alena Eckelmann Hyakkenzan Gorge, a deep valley in the south of the Kii Peninsula, has your ideal summer hiking course. Why? It is a short tr...
