Wakayama drive plan for the whole family

Shirahama, in Wakayama, is an area of calming nature and diverse hot springs. There are also a variety of other sightseeing spots, like Wakayama Adventure World, to be enjoyed by families with children. Spend a day with your family in the entertainment parks or enjoying natural scenery and hot springs (hot springs are for children 3 years old and over).

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Update 2023.08.07

DAY1

2018-11-01
- Sandanbeki
  
  10:00
- Kaisenya Senjo
  
  10:47
- Adventure World
  
  12:11
- Nanki Shirahama Toretore Market
  
  14:17
- Shirahama Onsen Tore Tore no Yu
  
  15:33

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DAY1

- Sandanbeki
  
  10:00
  
  45min
  
  Cape
  
  (Provided by service)Extending out for about two kilometers, Sandanbeki features 50-meter tall large rock walls comprised of columnar joints and is a Place of Scenic Beauty for its precipitous cliffs. On top of the cliffs is a viewing platform which allows visitors to gaze out at the scenery of the magnificent Pacific Ocean. Also close to the viewing platform is a cave that, according to legend, is where Kumano pirates (and later Kumano navy members) hid their boats during the Genji and Heike battle. Inside the cave is Japan’s largest bronze statue of the goddess Benzaiten, and it is possible to ride an elevator down into the cave from the top of the cliffs.
  
  Address
  
  Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou
  
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  - Sandanbeki
  - Sandanbeki
- Car
  
  2min
- Kaisenya Senjo
  
  10:47
  
  75min
  
  Other Restaurant
  
  (Provided by service)You’ll find this fishermen cooperative-operated restaurant near the famous “Senjojiki” site in Shirahama Town, Nishimuro County, Wakayama Prefecture. The offer several options, such as set meals with fish caught the same day and homemade dried foods, rice bowls, and a la carte dishes. The tuna rice bowl, tuna cutlet, and Ise lobster dishes are especially popular, as is the “tuna cutlet burger” that comes with a hearty helping of vegetables and tartar sauce. You can gaze upon Senjojiki and the sea from the interior, and they sell Wakayama souvenirs too.
  
  Address
  
  Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou 2927-722F
  - Kaisenya Senjo
  - Kaisenya Senjo
- Car
  
  9min
- Adventure World
  
  12:11
  
  120min
  
  Amusement Park / Theme Park
  
  (Provided by service)This entertainment complex opened in 1978 focusing on the theme of interaction between people, animals, and nature includes a theme park, aquarium, and zoo. The zoo has succeeded in breading a total of 12 pandas, the greatest number outside China itself. In the popular Panda Love exhibit, daily backyard tours are held (advance reservation required). In the Safari World, visitors can view the animals up close in environments close to their natural habitats from vehicles such as a special bus. There are also walkable areas to stroll through. During the summer break period, the park remains open in the evening as well.
  
  Address
  
  Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Katata 2399
  - Adventure World
  - Adventure World
  - Adventure World
- Car
  
  6min
- Nanki Shirahama Toretore Market
  
  14:17
  
  75min
  
  Market
  
  (Provided by service)Located in Shirahama Town, Nishimuro County, Wakayama Prefecture, Toretore Market is one of the largest seafood markets in western Japan and is operated by the local Katata Fishery Cooperative. Boasting grounds some 50 thousand square meters in size, the market is filled with fresh seafood not only from Wakayama but around the country. A diverse array of processed goods, meats, vegetables, and even Wakayama souvenirs are sold here, and the market bustles constantly with visitors. Market highlights include the giant tanks filled with fish swimming around while waiting to be sold and the popular tuna butchering shows. Visitors can eat sushi and seafood rice bowls at Toretore Yokocho; the market’s seafood barbecue is also popular.
  
  Address
  
  Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Katata 2521
  
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  - Nanki Shirahama Toretore Market
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- Car
  
  0min
- Shirahama Onsen Tore Tore no Yu
  
  15:33
  
  120min
  
  Hot Spring / Hot Spring Bath
  
  (Provided by service)A day trip hot spring bath facility located in front of Tore Tore Market in Shirahama Town, Nishimuro County, Wakayama Prefecture. Here visitors can enjoy the waters of the Shirahama Onsen hot spring, considered one of the three oldest in Japan. The facility offers an abundant variety of baths and other facilities, including an open air bath overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a rock bath, high grade ubame oak charcoal bath, and bath designed to accommodate a fully reclined position. The facility also has a spacious indoor bath, carbonated bath, and stone sauna, and customers can enjoy slowly trying out each one. The facility has a restaurant serving mainly Japanese food and a rest area with tatami mats as well.
  
  Address
  
  Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou Katata 2508
  - Shirahama Onsen Tore Tore no Yu
- FINISH
  
  17:33