'''Wakayama prefecture''' (_a___R__ ''Wakayama-ken'') is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

Understand

Cities

  • Wakayama - the prefectural capital
  • Kushimoto - town on the southernmost point of Honshu
  • Other destinations

  • Mount Koya - mountaintop monastery town, the stronghold of mystical Shingon Buddhism and the site of Japan's strangest graveyard
  • Talk

    Get in

    By plane

    By train

    The main train hub is Wakayama, about one hour south of Osaka, or two hours to Kyoto on the ''Ocean Arrows'' limited express.

    By bus

    Get around

    By train

    A train line runs around the southern coastline. Other train services are sparse.

    See

    Shirahama beach is crowded with tourists every summer. The water is clear and there are lots of hotels near the beach.

    The three shrines of Kumanokodo, namely '''Kumanohayatama, Kumanonachi and Kumanonimasu''', have been named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Do

    Eat

    Drink

    Get out

  • Ise - small town in Mie prefecture with its famous shrines, can be reached by train