Rest Spot Spots in Mt. Koya / Ryujin Onsen / Kudoyama Area

  • Michinoeki (Roadside Station) Kaki no Sato Kudoyama
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    4.0
    74 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Itogunkudoyamachou Nyugou 5-5
    A rest area located in Kudoyama Town, Ito County, Wakayama Prefecture which is a popular destination from which to explore the area and as a place to buy local souvenirs. The facility hosts the World Heritage Information Center, where you can learn about the World Heritage sites and history of Kudoyama, an area connected to Warring States period samurai Sanada Yukimura. There’s also an outdoor play area with large playground equipment and a market selling local agricultural and specialty products direct from area farmers. The rest area’s bakery and café has an eat-in space where you can enjoy fresh-baked bread, pastas, and other meals.

    農産物直売所では、大根、ニンジン、キャベツなどの新鮮野菜が豊富に揃っていました。また、切り花、タケノコや山菜が春を感じさせてくれました。なお、レストランはありませんが、イートインコーナーのあるベーカリーでは、焼き立てパンだけではなく、アイスクリームやフレッシュジュースも提供しています。

  • Roadside Station Kushigaki no Sato
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Itogunkatsuragichou Taki 53-1
    Located along National Route 480, Kushigaki no Sato Roadside Station opened in 2017. Its primary mission is to serve as a community center for the local residents, and it offers a large rest area where visitors can eat and drink. In addition to specialties as dried persimmons, the roadside station deals in a wide variety of local food ingredients, which make suitable souvenirs of the area. Fukumimi Bakery, a branch of a bakery in Iwade City, sells varieties of bread that can be found nowhere else. There is also a restaurant where visitors can try Kishu Plum Udon, a variety of noodle with plums kneaded into the dough for noodles. The various shops at this roadside station are closed on different days.

    2021年のGWにリニューアルオープンしたばかりだったそうで、キグリカフェとパン工房が新規オープンしたとのこと。 ランチに寄りました。 道の駅は果物を中心にしてるそうですが、季節が合わなかったのか、他の道の駅とそれほど変わった点は見いだせず。 カフェの店内は白い壁で清潔感があり、天井も高さがあって広々とした印象です。 お天気が良かったのでテラスでクアトロフォルマッジ(四種チーズ)のピザを注文し...

  • Roadside Station Kinokawa River Manyo no sato
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    3.0
    26 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Itogunkatsuragichou Kubo 487-2
    This roadside station is approximately three minutes by car from JR Nishi-Kaseda Station. It's located on National Route 24 in the area where 15 of the poems in the eighth century Manyoshu collection were composed. Koyasan is to the west of the facility, and there are mountains to the north and south, too. The Kinokawa River is right nearby, making it a starting point for hiking, fishing for ayu sweet fish, and other leisure activities. The local favorite persimmon leaf sushi can be purchased as a souvenir from their shop, and it's also available as part of the meal sets at their restaurant.

    小ぢんまりとした道の駅で、農産物直売所のほかレストランもありました。塩で締めたサバを酢飯と一緒に柿の葉で包んだ「柿の葉寿司」が名物です。紀ノ川に面しており、緑地やサイクリングロードが整備されているので、のんびりとした風景でした。

  • Roadside Station Katsuragi Nishi
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    3.5
    17 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Itogunkatsuragichou Kasedahigashi 1271-28
    This roadside station is about 15 minutes by car from Hashimoto Interchange and 20 minutes from Iwade Negoro Interchange. It's on National Route 24 and is the only parking area on the Keinawa Expressway. Katsuragi Town has a very temperate climate, perfect for producing chestnuts, peaches, and a variety of other fruit. Their shop sells seasonal produce grown by local farmers, as well as souvenirs such as walnut kurumi mochi sweets (a local favorite), fruit juice, and Wakayama ramen noodles. Their restaurant serves Wakayama ramen too, as well as persimmon leaf sushi.

    お気に入りのポイントです。 ゴルフ帰りに楽しみに行ったのですが、 2023年01月21日現在はレストラン、売店が工事中でした。ご注意を。

  • Roadside Station Negoro Sakura no Sato
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    3.5
    17 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Iwadeshi Oshigawa 37-1
    Negoro Sakura no Sato Roadside Station is located along Prefectural Route 63, about a ten-minute drive from the Sennan Interchange. Located along the border with Osaka Prefecture, it is the entry point for sightseeing in Wakayama Prefecture. Many kinds of vegetables grown by local farmers are available for sale, including Negoro Daito green peppers, which are larger than other varieties. Other famous local products, including ornamental flowers such as carnations and snapdragons, are available in abundance. In the vicinity are Wakayama Prefecture Botanical Park Ryokka Center and Negoroji Temple, the main temple of Shingi Shingon Buddhism.

    和歌山にたまに出かけます。今回はミカンと苺を買いに出かけました。まず最初の道の駅です。ここでプリンを買いました。限定なので早めに買わないとなくなります。250円です。濃厚な味わいです。質感も若干固めのしっかりした感じです。ここではみかんを買いました。お安い。

  • Roadside Station Seisyu no Sato
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    3.0
    11 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Kinokawashi Nishinoyama 473
    This roadside station is located about ten minutes by car from the Keinawa Expressway Kinokawa-Higashi Interchange. Its Flower Hill Museum complex designed by Kisho Kurokawa has an exhibition room with items and documents belonging to Hanaoka Seishu, the surgeon responsible for the world's first successful surgical removal of breast cancer by general anesthesia. Shunrinken, the surgeon's residence and clinic, has been relocated here. There's a realistic replication of surgery during the period as well as experiments with the anesthetic Tsusensan using mannequins and sound. There's a restaurant on the premises too.

    江戸時代の外科医・華岡青洲の偉業をたたえる展示コーナーでは当時の手術道具などがあるほか、「紫雲膏」なる塗り薬も販売しています。また、敷地内にJAが運営する直売所が昨年オープンし、あわせて駐車場も拡張されたので利用しやすいです。

  • Negoro History no Oka
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    Wakayama Iwade-shi Negoro 2020-banchi no 1

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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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