Activities Kimiidera Temple Sakura Festival 2025 Mar 20th - Apr 20th Each year during spring, Wakayama's Kimiidera Temple is home to a sakura festival that celebrates these beautiful blooms in..
11 Food Making Kakinoha-zushi at Kuwaraku Alena Eckelmann Kuwaraku restaurant in Kudoyama Town at the base of Koyasan has specialized in Kakinoha-zushi. Enjoy a sushi-making experience here..
Transportation Road Trip to Kimino Alena Eckelmann Surprises on a road trip to the secluded Kimino area in the north of Wakayama Prefecture: a rural scenery with empty roads, less..
Activities Cherry Blossoms at Negoro-ji Kim Located in the northern part of Wakayama Prefecture, Negoro-ji Temple is one of the region's most beautiful spots during spring...
Food Tanabe’s Famous Plums Alena Eckelmann The Tanabe area has the most ume (Japanese plum) orchards in Japan. Many farmers and companies here produce ume foods, such as umeboshi..
Activities Welcome Spring with Ume Viewing Alena Eckelmann The Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards near Tanabe City in the south of Wakayama Prefecture have more than 300,000 ume trees. The..
Activities Virgin Forest in Hyakkenzan Gorge Alena Eckelmann Hyakkenzan Gorge in the south of the Kii Peninsula is not only a scenic place with many waterfalls but there is also a virgin forest...
6 Culture Ise-ji Road of the Kumano Kodo Lily The “Kumano Kodo” pilgrimage road, located in Owase city, Mie prefecture, had been used by many people since the Edo Period. T..