Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Wakayama Area

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Shinrinkoen Nyu Yamasemi no Go

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Wakayama Tanabe-shi Ryujinmura Nyunogawa 275-2
Iris Park Auto Camping Ground

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Wakayama Tanabe-shi Nakahechicho Chikatsuyu 128-1
Enmanji Park Auto Camping Ground

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Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Nachikatsuuracho Ono 216
Nachi Beach (Blue Beach Nachi)

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Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Nachikatsuuracho Hamanomiya Chinai

Located approximately five minutes by bus from JR Kii-Katsuura Station, this beach adjacent to JR Nachi Station is open from around mid- July every year and is crowded with many beachgoers. The sandy beach continues for approximately 800 meters, and the major draw is being able to see the clear blue Pacific Ocean, just as the name Blue Beach suggests. It was chosen by the Ministry of the Environment as one of Japan's top 100 beaches, a special evaluation given to particularly excellent beaches. You can also enjoy beach volleyball competitions and marine sports.
Susami Beach

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Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Susami Cho Susami

Located approximately five minutes by car from the Susami Interchange, this beach is along National Route 42. The beach was reopened in 2005 after remodeling, and its waves are gentle because it is inside a bay. The length of the beach is about 250 meters, and the spot is popular with families, since those with children can enjoy themselves with peace of mind. The area is well maintained, and use of the parking lot, barrier-free bathrooms, showers and changing rooms is free. In addition, across the bay is Inazumi Island, which has been selected as one of the 100 best sunset areas of Wakayama Prefecture. With Susami Onsen nearby you can stop by both places during a single trip.
Hashigui Beach

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Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kushimotocho Kujinokawa

This beach is located along National Route 42 in Kujinokawa, Kushimoto Town, Higashimuro County Wakayama Prefecture. It is notable for the high clarity of its beautiful waters as well as its views of the Hashiguiiwa Rocks, a national place of scenic beauty and natural monument, as well as Kii Oshima Island, Kushimoto Ohashi Bridge, and beyond. In addition to a swimming, visitors can also try sea kayaking and standup paddle-boarding from April to October.
Arita Kyoho Grape Village Morien

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Wakayama Arida-gun Aridagawacho Kawaguchi 1054-24

This tourist farm complex is located in Kawaguchi, Aridagawa Town, Arida County. The complex is dotted with more than 20 grape orchards where visitors can pick and buy grapes starting around early August. Each orchard operates for a different period and grows different varieties of grapes. Some of them also offer Japanese pear and persimmon picking. The farms also hold joint events on the Sundays before and after August 20th each year.
Dolphin Resort

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Wakayama Pref. Higashimuroguntaijichou Moriura 703-17

This dolphin petting facility is located in Taiji Town, known for whales, in Higashimuro County, Wakayama Prefecture. You can feed the dolphins, experience what it’s like to train them, and swim alongside them in the pool on the beach and at the poolside. Children as young as three can feed the dolphins, and other activities have a minimum age of five, so this place is great for some family fun. You can also feed seals, goats, sheep, giant tortoises, and sea turtles.
Kushimoto Okyo Rosetsu Art Museum

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Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkushimotochou Kushimoto 833

This art museum is a 10-minute walk from Kushimoto Station, on the grounds of Muryoji Temple. Modern art and local historical documents are stored and displayed alongside temple treasures. Although said to be the smallest art museum in Japan their collection includes a number of early-modern works by artists such as Maruyama Okyo and his student Nagasawa Rosetsu as well as Kano Tanyu and Hakuin. 55 of their room partition paintings including Maruyama Okyo’s “Hajougunsenzu” and Nagasawa Rosetsu’s “Ryukozu” have been designated Important Cultural Properties of Japan.
Dolphin Base

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Wakayama prefecture Higashi Muro-gun Taicho cho 686-17

You’ll find this leisure facility in Taiji Town, Higashimuro County, Wakayama Prefecture, famously known as “whale town.” You can pet and swim with dolphins, and in the “petting course,” in which you sit on a stage in the water, children as young as two or three can feed and pet the dolphins. The swimming course lets visitors grab onto the friendly dolphins’ dorsal fins and swim a lap. Group members can do different activities in the same area. Reservations required.
Nanki Marine Leisure Service

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Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunnachikatsurachou Ugui 285-2

This whale watching ship operates from late April until around the end of September. The Sea of Kumano is famous for whale and dolphin sightings, and each trip lasts three and a half to four hours. When in season, there are about 20 species of whales and dolphins off the coast, from sperm whales over 18 meters long to humpback whales, minke whales, killer whales, false killer whales, bottlenose dolphins, and more. Seeing these majestic creatures swinging their tail fins is a sight to behold. Reservations required. The closest station is Ukui Station.
Wakayama Municipal Seseragi Park

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Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Arimoto

Wakayama Municipal Seseragi Park is a multi-purpose park located along the riverbed of the Kinokawa River, a favorite recreation area for the people of Wakayama. The park contains swings and other playground equipment, pavilions, benches, and athletic fields, as well as ample parking. It is popular with families, and it is also a good but little-known spot for fishing. Fishing enthusiasts flock here during goby season.
Kunigi Farm

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Wakayama Pref. Hashimotoshi Shimizu 1342

This farm is located a 15-minute drive from the Hashimoto Interchange on the Keinawa Expressway. It sells four kinds of seasonal fruit grown onsite, including pears, mandarin oranges, persimmons, and kiwis. A special attraction, which makes the orchard a popular stop for groups of hikers or families, is that visitors can pay to pick and eat as much fruit as they want. An especially popular option is a plan that offers all-you-can-eat mandarin oranges and persimmons. Kiwis cannot be eaten immediately after picking, so only picking is allowed (limited to ten kiwis per person).
Kinokawa Fruits Tourism Bureau

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Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Kishigawachoukoudo 238

A strawberry farm located in Kishigawa City which produces the greatest amount of strawberries in the prefecture. The farm is located a 15-minute walk along Prefectural Route 10 travelling from Kishi Station on the Wakayama Electric Railway. One of the highlights of the farm is its huge, 3,000 square meter greenhouse. Customers can pick and enjoy all-you-can-eat strawberries for an unlimited amount of time. The farm’s strawberry varieties including Beni Hoppe, Sachinoka, and Marihime, a local Wakayama specialty variety. The farm offers free toppings like sweet condensed milk, ensuring customers can enjoy seasonal strawberries however they like. With an advance reservation, customers can also enjoy activities like making strawberry jam or barbecuing at the farm’s barbecue ground.
Koyasan Choishimichi Pilgrimage Route

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Wakayama prefecture Ito-gun Kutsuyama-cho, Ito-gun Tsuragi-cho, Takano cho, Ito-gun

This is the main pilgrimage road to Koyasan from the Jisonin Temple. This road has been revered as the road of faith since Kobo Daishi established Koyasan. Along the path are three -meter tall gorin stupa shaped stone pillars, stone markers (Choisi) every one -cho (approximately 109 meters) apart indicating the distance to Koyasan. Currently, this path has been upgraded into an easily traversable hiking course. Along with being selected as one of Japan’s Top 500 Trails You’ll Want To Walk, it is part of the Nation’s Historic Interest sites the Koyasan Pilgrimage Path, and the UNESCO World Heritage sites, Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain range.
Children's Song Park

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Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunsusamichou Esumi

"This venue is located in Kumano-Karekinada Kaigan Prefectural Natural Park approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Mirozu and Esumi Stations. As the name suggests, it takes children's songs as its theme. When it opened in 1987 it was the first park of its kind in Japan. It has areas like the Kishu Kids Song Plaza featuring three tunes, including the locally popular ""The Flowers Laughed."" The Kids Song Promenade along the coast has monuments to seven songs. Music plays from the park's statues and monuments, letting you hear the tunes for yourself. Continuing south will bring you to the National Natural Monument of Esuzaki Island with its native forest."
Banshoyama Park

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Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou 3601-1

This nature park is just a short walk from the Rinkai stop on the Meiko Bus town loop. It is located at the southern edge of Tanabe Bay, and there's a view from the park's three lookouts of the Engetsu and Tojima Islands. As the park once was home to a botanical garden and a zoo, some unusual flora and fauna remain to this day. In summer and autumn, you might spot the oyadokari hermit crab, a protected species and designated as Natural Monument. The grounds also host the Minakata Kumagusu Museum that you can enjoy along with the park's zodiac carvings.
Taiji Kujirahama Park

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Wakayama Pref. Higashimuroguntaijichou Taiji

This Park is 10 minutes by municipal circulating bus from JR Taiji Station, right at the Kujirakan Mae bus stop. The park contains a whale museum, an aquarium, a whaling ship, and other facilities that allow visitors to learn about whales. At the whale museum, the attractions include shows by performing whales and dolphins, and afterwards, visitors can interact with the animals by feeding them or pretending to be a trainer. The complete skeleton of a blue whale is on exhibit, and visitors view it up close. A diorama that recreates traditional whaling methods is exhibited.
Kiyomaru Tosen

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Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunnachikatsurachou Yukawa 932

This whale watching and surf fishing vessel sets out from Katsuura Port in Nachikatsuura Town. Nanki Katsuura Bay is dotted with about 40 large and small islands, and the influence of the Japan Current throughout the year means it's a great place to enjoy fishing for largescale blackfish, red sea bream, black porgy. They also have whale watching cruises that will let you see sperm whales up close. A minshuku lodge beside the port is available for guests who want to stay over, and the boat staffs are glad to provide their local recommendations and other information too.
Hosono-Keiryu Campsite

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Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Momoyamachoukaito 258-1

This campground on the Makuni River has leisure facilities you can enjoy year-round. They have large and small bungalows with parking just off the road to choose from, as well as car camping sites along the river or in a field. You can have a barbecue or set up a day tent on the river beach, and wild fireflies are visible from mid to late June. Camping with your pets is allowed, and there are hiking trails in the surrounding area.

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Wakayama Areas

Wakayama prefecture unites pilgrims, food lovers, and culture buffs in a tranquil corner of Japan at the base of the Kii Peninsula. The setting for many a Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, Wakayama invites those in search of spirituality from one side of the prefecture to the other, from the 100-plus Buddhist temples of the sacred Mount Koya in the west to the inspiring temples of the Kumano Sanzan set among breathtaking nature in the east. Once the grueling hike is complete, make a beeline for Wakayama city to savor some of the country’s most delicious ramen noodles.