和歌山県 · Art & museums
Ritual Implements of Koyasan
高野町 高野
Metal implements for esoteric ritual - made to be used, yet every form is a symbol.
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那智の滝
東牟婁・熊野
A waterfall with a drop of 133 metres. Hiro Shrine takes the fall itself as its sacred body.
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Tomogashima
和歌山市・海草
An island in the Kitan Strait, where the old army's brick gun emplacements remain.
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Okunoin
伊都・高野山
Kukai's mausoleum on Mount Koya. More than 200,000 grave markers line both sides of the approach.
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Shirasaki Ocean Park
日高
A park in Yura, where a white limestone cape juts into blue water.
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Kataonami Beach
和歌山市・海草
A swimming beach at Wakanoura, about 1,200 metres of sand.
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Senjojiki
西牟婁・南紀白浜
A rock shelf in Shirahama, where strata some 18 million years old step down toward the sea.
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Shirarahama Beach
西牟婁・南紀白浜
About 620 metres of beach in Shirahama, known for its white sand.
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Oishi Plateau
有田
A prefectural nature park across Kimino and Aridagawa, with pampas grass on the 870-metre summit.
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Wakayama Marina City
和歌山市・海草
An artificial island on the Wakayama City waterfront, with a district modelled on medieval Europe and a market.
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Kohara Cave Dinosaur Land
伊都・高野山
A centre in Koya, where you walk through a cave among model dinosaurs.
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Aragijima
有田
Terraced paddies in Aridagawa, laid out in a fan of land ringed by a winding river.
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和歌山城
和歌山市・海草
A castle on Mount Torafusu in Wakayama City, seat of the Kishu Tokugawa, with a three-tier keep.
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橋杭岩
東牟婁・熊野
About 850 metres of rocks standing in the sea at Kushimoto — some 40 pillars in a straight line.
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金剛峯寺
伊都・高野山
Head temple of Koyasan Shingon, descended from a temple Toyotomi Hideyoshi built for his mother.
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Isonoura Beach
和歌山市・海草
About 1,200 metres of sand in the north of Wakayama City, known for surfing.
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Kuroshio Market
和歌山市・海草
A market at Wakayama Marina City, where tuna is butchered every day.
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Saikazaki
和歌山市・海草
A port town in Wakayama City, known for houses stacked up its slope.
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Engetsuto Island
西牟婁・南紀白浜
An island off Shirahama with a round hole through its middle.
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熊野那智大社
東牟婁・熊野
One of the three Kumano shrines. Its halls stand on high ground facing Nachi Falls; part of the World Heritage property.
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Koya-Ryujin Skyline
西牟婁・南紀白浜
A 42.7-kilometre mountain road from Mount Koya to Ryujin Onsen, running through old-growth beech.
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アドベンチャーワールド
西牟婁・南紀白浜
A theme park in Shirahama keeping land and sea animals, known for its pandas.
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Kanaya Myoekyo Onsen
有田
A day-use hot spring in Aridagawa on high ground above a gorge, with a large open-air bath.
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Danjo Garan
伊都・高野山
The first zone laid out when Mount Koya was founded, with the Konpon Daito and the golden hall side by side.
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