Other Sightseeing Spots in Mt. Koya / Ryujin Onsen / Kudoyama Area

  • Negoroji Garden
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    4.0
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    Wakayama Iwade-shi Negoro 2286
    This garden is located on the grounds of Negoroji Temple about a two-minute drive from the Iwade-Negoro Interchange on the Keinawa Expressway. The Chisen-shiki Horai Teien faces the Nagusa Goten, a building bestowed to the temple by the Kishu Tokugawa family, and also features a natural waterfall and pond. The Karesansui Teien is a Japanese rock garden featuring a pond. The Shoten-ike pond, meanwhile, is thought to have been built during the Heian period, the same era during which Negoroji Temple was founded. All three have been designated as national places of scenic beauty. The Daito pagoda that conspicuously stands 40 meters above the temple's grounds has been designated as a national treasure.

    根来寺本坊の奥の庭園で、江戸時代に作庭され小堀遠州作という説もあるそうです。 名草御殿の手前から踏み石がリズミカルに並び、光明殿の建物と、奥の山、白砂、池、滝、島と石橋など、どこを切り取っても絵になる日本庭園のお手本のようなバランスの取れたお庭です。

  • Drive-in Hanazono Hydrangea Garden
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho Hanazono Kuki 364-26
    This rest stop is located along the Koya-Ryujin Skyline at an altitude of 1040 meters. The rest stop features a garden planted with more than 3,500 hydrangeas and a photogenic background of coniferous trees and mountain ranges. The best time to view the hydrangeas is from mid-July to early August, which is later than in the lowlands. The rest stop has much to offer in terms of seasonal scenery including the one thousand rhododendrons that bloom in the spring and the red fall foliage. Fall visitors can also see one of the Top 100 Sunsets of Wakayama Prefecture. The rest stop's restaurant serves characteristic local dishes such as seasonal wild plants, amago-meshi (rice cooked with red-spotted masu trout), and matsutake mushroom dishes, a seasonal exclusive. The rest stop also sells local specialties such as Japanese umbrella-pine and yakiyogomi (toasted mugwort dumplings).

    本来梅雨時の花であるアジサイが、当地では真夏に見頃を迎えます アマチュアカメラマンや家族連れが多く訪れていました また5月にはシャクナゲも見応えがあります

  • Nyonin-michi
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho Koyasan
    "This temple approach is located in Koyasan, Koya Town, Ito County. This is the road used by female worshipers to visit Mt. Koya, which was off-limits to women until 1872. It is said that women would go around the mountain in order to visit and pay their respects at the mausoleum of the Buddhist monk Kukai following the women-only halls called Nyonindo. The road is one of the components of the ""Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range"" UNESCO World Heritage Site."
  • Saishogamine Scenic Lookout
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    Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Takebusa
    Saishogamine Peak, 285 meters high, on Mount Yuri is well known for having been a battle field in the Nambokucho period (1336–1392). It is the site of a wonderful scenic lookout, offering one of the best nighttime views in Wakayama Prefecture. The view is especially panoramic, taking in the Kinokawa Plain and Togenkyo, and on clear days, it is even possible to see as a far as Awaji Island. Plenty of parking is available, so it is an easy spot to visit. There are fine stands of cherry and peach trees, making Saishogamine an excellent but little-known place for viewing blossoms.
  • Gobyo-bashi Bridge
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    Wakayama prefecture Ito-gun Koya-cho Okunoin approach
    This bridge is the final bridge along the way to which to the inner Okunoin sanctum after crossing the Ichino bridge and the Nakano bridge. In the Tamagawa River flowing from the sacred Mt. Yoryu, behind the Okunoin sanctum, is erected a stupa to quell the spirits of any who have perished due to a water disaster. This is also the site of the tradition where the skewered and grilled fish for Kobo Daishi was released it was resuscitated. Once you are across the bridge one enters the sacred area enshrined to Kobo Daishi, for which it is important to enter after straightening one’s attire for worship. It is said that the 36 slats in the bridge together with the bridge itself represent the 37 deities of the Diamond Realm.
  • Kokawadera Temple Garden
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Kokawa

    石を用いた芸術といったところです。庭園とのことですが、自然が有る庭園のことを想像していましたが全然違っていました。本堂前に並んでいます。

  • Izumikaturagiyamatembodai
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    Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Kirihata
  • Takebusa Bridge
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Takebusa
  • Katuragiyamatembodai
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    Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Kirihata
  • Koyasan Road
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Kudoyamacho-Koyacho Koyasan
  • Yamato Kaido
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    Wakayama Ito-gun
  • Koyasan Cho Ishimichi
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Katsuragicho
  • Fudo Zaka
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho
  • Fumon In Garden
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho Koyasan 608
  • Takara Zen In Garden
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho Koyasan 568
  • Iwade Kyo
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    Wakayama Iwade Funato
  • I Saka Kyo
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Momoyamacho Dan
  • Ryumon Hashi
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    Wakayama Kinokawa-shi
  • Aso Tsubashi
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    Wakayama Kinokawa-shi
  • Aso Tsu Ohashi
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    Wakayama Kinokawa-shi

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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.

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