Best around Wakayama Spot List

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

Located in a town famous for its tuna, this hotel specializes in preparing some of the country’s best tuna

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

A grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

A path stretching through the verdant Kumano region

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

The popular open-air bath looks out across the beach

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

The remains of Kumano Taisha Shrine, the birthplace of the Kumano faith

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

Castle remains of the Kishu Tokugawa family made up of 555,000 stones

Adventure islands

A large rock protruding into the ocean

The sunsets here are particularly beautiful

Known as one of Japan’s top three beauty hot springs

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

The moss-covered stone path is the most beautiful on the Kumano Kodo

Admire the early-blooming cherry trees at Kimii-dera Temple and enjoy an onsen that contains highly concentrated mineral