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  • Shirahama Energy Land
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    3.5
    113 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou 3083
    Come experience this mystery filled theme park centered around ''People and Natural Energy!'' Try a variety challenges to overcome including The Maze, or Solar Town where you can learn all about renewable energy. Check out the mysterious pictures that fool your eyes with optical illusions in the Trick Art House. With these and many more there are a lot of ways to have fun while learning!

    以前から気にはなってましたので、行程の都合上パンダの前に寄ってみました。 中はエンタメに振ってる行政がやってそうな科学館みたいな感じですが、入場料は行政ぽくありません（汗） 子供はミステリーハウスではしゃいでました。小学生くらいの家族連れは結構見ましたが、子供はみんな楽しそうでした。大人はめまいする…とか言ってる人もいました。 うちの子供は360°立体シアターの方を気に入って2種類見てました。ロ...

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  • Minakata Kumagusu Museum
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    4.5
    86 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou 3601-1
    This museum uses written and other materials to present the achievements of Kumagusu Minakata, natural historian and folklorist from Wakayama Prefecture. The museum displays over 700 items, including his beloved glasses, research equipment, and samples of plants collected overseas. There is also an exhibit where visitors can view via microscope the slime mold Minakata gave a lecture on to Emperor Hirohito. Located on the tip of a peninsula, the 360-degree panoramic view from the museum’s roof is stunning. (Note: The museum is currently closes for construction. The main and new buildings are scheduled to open March 19, 2017.)

    みなかたくまくす、というのは本名。明治時代の日本人に海外の著名な学者たちと交流のあったひとがいたとは驚きです。幼少のおりから人並外れた才能の持ち主で上京後、さらに米国と英国に行き粘菌をはじめとした植物学を極めたうえその知的欲求は民俗学にまで及んだという知の巨人です。館内にはこのひとが残した書き物や私物が綺麗に展示されています。 白浜温泉街の中心部からはやや離れたところにある岬のうえにあり、記念館に...

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  • Sukumadani Kannon Temple
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunkamitondachou Ikuma 313
    This temple with a roughly 1,300-year history is about 25 minutes by car from the spa town of Nanki-Shirahama Onsen. It was established by En-no-Gyoja, the founder of the mountain ascetic practice known as Shugendo. The temple's principal object of worship is Bato Kanzeon Bosatsu. It is said to be the oldest and largest sacred spot for better fortune and warding off evil in southern Wakayama Prefecture, and can accommodate whatever wish you may have. It is also known for its cherry blossoms, hydrangeas, and autumn leaves. In addition to monthly Goma fire rituals, their prayer and memorial services held throughout the year are open to all.

    １月の三連休であったので初詣客でにぎわっていました。たまたま、秘仏御開帳が行われていて、新年からラッキーでした。

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  • Museum of Tibetan Buddhism / Kanki -jinja Shrine
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    3.0
    4 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou 1-1
    "Located next to Shirahama Town's Sakata Park, the museum and shrine here share the same premises. The art museum displays 150 pieces on Lamaism, Hinduism, and Esoteric Japanese Buddhism; including Buddhist statuary normally not open to view (Photography is prohibited in the hall). Right as you leave the art museum, you'll find Kanki Shrine (Sakata Shrine). Known for the boons of marital happiness, pregnancy and smooth delivery, and match making, its home to the stones of the Mt. Sakata Ritual Site used more than 1,300 years ago. What's more, as Prince Arima once visited Shirahama Onsen, they offer a photo service called the “Asuka Romance Experience"" where you can get your picture taken wearing Asuka period clothing."

    歓喜神社と併設されております。美術館というか博物館的な。しかし気になったのは中の空気の重さ・・・快晴でとても気持ちの良い日だったのに、しかも入り口も開けてあるのにびっくりするほど濃密な空気と気配に怖くなり、（入場者は私ひとりだったこともあり）じっくり展示を見ることもなく足早に出てきてしまいました。尚、コロナ禍で猫は触れません。

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  • Kumano Sansho-jinja Shrine
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Seto 744
    This shrine at the base of Gongenzaki Cape in Shirahama Town, Nishimuro County is known for the white sand beach of its grounds. The main gods it honors are Izanami no mikoto, Hayatama no O no kami, and Kotosaka no O no mikoto. The shrine took its name during the Meiji Restoration when Buddhism and Shinto were officially separated. A large sacred cliff rises behind the main hall, a vestige of the Kumano Region's nature worship. With a walking path along the coast and the nationally designated Natural Monument of the Shirahama Mudstone Dike, it's a good place for a stroll while taking in the woods and the sea.
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  • Honkakuji Temple
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    Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Shirahamacho 627
    "Honkakuji, also known as Kaidera ""shell temple,"" is a twenty-minute drive from the Nanki Shirahama Interchange on the Kisei Expressway. It is a subsidiary temple of Chion-in temple, the Chinzei school of the Jodo-shu Sect of Buddhism. Successive generations of abbots have collected over 30,000 shells of one thousand varieties, some of them rare scientific specimens, especially the Honkakujihigai, discovered in 1929 and named after the temple. This collection of shells is stored and displayed at the temple. The temple presented rare shells to the lords of the Kishu Domain, one of Tokugawa Gosanke, the three privileged branches of the Tokugawa family, and even now, a memorial tablet for the lords is an object of veneration."
  • Shirahama Folkloric Hot Spring Museum
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    Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Shirahamacho Shirahama 2054-1
    "This museum is located a 15-minute drive via Prefectural Route 34 from the Nanki Shirahama Interchange on the Kisei Expressway. As befits its location in Wakayama, ""the land of trees,"" this building, imbued with the scent of natural wood, is made of cedar cypress wood and stands in Heisogen Park, a highland that affords a view of the town of Shirahama. There is an experiential learning stadium that makes use of video, as well as information and materials about onsen (hot springs) all over Japan, the chemical components and effects of Shirahama hot springs, and the history and everyday culture of the area, are displayed in an enjoyable and easily understood way. The tables on the ground floor, made from local Kishu wood, are a place for park visitors to relax."
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  • Kishu Museum
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Shirahamacho 2054-4

    無料の博物館だと勝手に思って中に入ったら美術品などが展示されていて、有料とのことでしたので入ることなく、帰りました。

  • Kozenjidarumadera
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    4.5
    4 Reviews
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunkamitondachou Ichinose Nothing

    Good to visit in spring when the cherry blossoms bloom in abundance. The whole place lit up with colourful sprays in a variety of different types of sakura flowers which is native to Japan. A...

  • O Ichishinju Museum
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Goutsu good 295-1
  • Kawakyu Museum
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    Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Shirahamacho 3745
  • Miya Jo Michioshihioyobidozo
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Taira Grassland summit
  • O Tunamigiseishakuyoto
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Pier
  • Kakinomotonohitomaronokuhi
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Taira Grassland
  • Katamariteikuhi
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou White good cable hill
  • Nabeigahakusanhi
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Sandanbeki
  • Yuzaki Onsen Monument
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    Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Shirahamacho
  • Naka Murakenkichinokahi
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou White good beach
  • Kitoukuhi
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    Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou White good beach
  • Takahama Kyoshi Stone Monument
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    Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Shirahamacho Yuzaki
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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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