'''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.
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Get out
Ise - small town in Mie prefecture with its famous shrines, can be reached by train