Destination
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Wakayama
Travel plans
Soy Sauce & the Southern Cape: Yuasa to Kushimoto — 2 Days
Where soy sauce was born, and the wild southern tip of Honshu
Wakayama City & Kada Coast: Castle Town, Ramen & Island Forts — 2 Days
The Tokugawa castle town, its ramen and the island forts off Kada
Shirahama Onsen Coast: White Sand, Sea Cliffs & Ancient Baths — 2 Days
Japan's oldest hot-spring coast, white sand and sea cliffs
Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage: Nakahechi to the Three Grand Shrines — 3 Days
Walk the thousand-year imperial pilgrimage of the Kii mountains
Koyasan Temple-Stay: Okunoin, the Garan & a Night in a Monastery — 2 Days
Sleep inside a working monastery on Japan's holy mountain
Wakayama travel guides
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Koyasan Temple Stay 2026: A Night in a Working Monastery
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Kumano Kodo 2026: Walking the Nakahechi Pilgrimage Trail
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Shirahama 2026: Japan's Oldest Hot-Spring Coast in 2 Days
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Wakayama City 2026: Castle, Ramen & the Tomogashima Forts
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