An Illustrated Japan / Kansai / Wakayama

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Koyasan

高野山

Nachi Falls

那智の滝

Shirasaki Kaiyo Koen

白崎海洋公園

Hashiri Iwa

橋杁岩

Engetsu Island

円月島

Jōkyō Gorge

瀞峡

Tomogashima

友ヶ島

Senjojiki

千畳敷

Oosaihara

大斎原

Aragi-jima

あらぎ島

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Kumano Kodo Forest

熊野古道の森

Nachi Falls and the Three-storied Pagoda of Seiganto-ji

那智の滝と青岸渡寺の三重塔

Koyasan Temple Complex

高野山の寺院群

Shirarahama Beach

白良浜 (Shirarahama Beach)

Wakayama Castle

和歌山城

Hashigui-iwa Rocks

橋杭岩

Senjojiki Rock Plateau (Shirahama)

千畳敷

Tomogashima

友ヶ島

Oyunohara (Former Site of Kumano Hongu Taisha)

大斎原 (Oyunohara)

Engetsu Island (Engetsu-jima)

円月島

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Koyasan (Mount Koya) – Okunoin

高野山・奥之院

Kumano Kodo

熊野古道

Kumano Nachi Taisha and Nachi Falls

熊野那智大社・那智の滝

Kishu Lacquerware and Maki-e Experience

紀州漆器・蒔絵体験

Shojin Ryori

精進料理 (Shojin Ryori)

Otori Fire Festival (Kamikura Shrine)

御燈祭り

Kumano Hayatama Taisha

熊野速玉大社

Kongobu-ji Temple

金剛峯寺

Kishu Binchotan Charcoal Making

紀州備長炭づくり

Koyasan Temple Stay (Shukubō)

宿坊体験

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Wakayama Ramen

和歌山ラーメン

Kuroshio Market

黒潮市場

Mehari sushi

めはり寿司

Umeboshi (Pickled Plums) & Umeshu (Plum Wine)

梅干し・梅酒

Hot Spring Culture (Shirahama & Katsuura)

温泉文化 (白浜・勝浦)

Tuna Auction at Katsuura Fishing Port

勝浦漁港のマグロ競り

Mikan (Satsuma Mandarin) Picking

みかん狩り

Tsuboyu (Yunomine Onsen)

湯の峰温泉 つぼ湯

Stroll through Yuasa's Historic Streets

湯浅の町並み散策

Kishu Seafood Barbecue

紀州の海鮮バーベキュー