Japan Midokoro / Wakayama Prefecture
Prefecture
Places to see in Wakayama Prefecture
97 places in 20 municipalities.
Highlights
Kongō Sanmai-in Temple
Kōya-chō · Part of a World Heritage Site
Kongōbu-ji Temple
Kōya-chō · Part of a World Heritage Site
Kumano Hongū Taisha
Tanabe · Part of a World Heritage Site
Niutsuhime Shrine
Katsuragi · Historic Site
Seiganto-ji Temple
Nachikatsuura · Part of a World Heritage Site
Kumano Nachi Taisha
Nachikatsuura · Part of a World Heritage Site
Mount Kōya
Kōya-chō · Part of a World Heritage Site
Yunomine Onsen
Tanabe · Part of a World Heritage Site
Nakahechi
Tanabe · Part of a World Heritage Site
Yuasa-cho Yuasa
Yuasa · Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
Wakayama Castle
Wakayama · Place of Scenic Beauty
Iwase Senzuka Kofun Group
Wakayama · Special Historic Site
Photos (Wikimedia Commons) Kongō Sanmai-in Temple: Reggaeman (CC BY-SA 3.0), Kongōbu-ji Temple: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Kumano Hongū Taisha: Tim Notari from Tanabe-Shi Wakayama-Ken, Japan (CC BY-SA 2.0), Niutsuhime Shrine: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Seiganto-ji Temple: Alpsdake (CC0), Kumano Nachi Taisha: Kansai explorer (CC BY 3.0), Mount Kōya: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Yunomine Onsen: Nekosuki (CC BY-SA 4.0), Nakahechi: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Yuasa-cho Yuasa: 663highland (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wakayama Castle: Wak89 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Iwase Senzuka Kofun Group: Saigen Jiro (CC0)
By municipality
| Municipality | Places | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Wakayama | 21 | Kishū Tōshō-gū, Wakayama Castle, Kimii-dera Temple |
| Tanabe | 13 | Kumano Hongū Taisha, Yunomine Onsen, Nakahechi |
| Kōya-chō | 10 | Kongō Sanmai-in Temple, Kongōbu-ji Temple, Mount Kōya |
| Nachikatsuura | 7 | Fudarakusan-ji Temple, Nachi Falls, Seiganto-ji Temple |
| Kinokawa | 6 | Kokawa-dera Temple, Kii Kokubun-ji Temple, Mount Izumi Katsuragi |
| Shingu | 6 | Ukijima no Mori, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Nishimura Memorial Museum |
| Katsuragi | 4 | Kōyasan chōishi-michi, Niukanshōfu Shrine, Niutsuhime Shrine |
| Kainan | 4 | Chōhō-ji Temple, Onzansō-en, Zenpuku-in Temple |
| Iwade | 4 | Negoro-ji Temple, Tahōtō, Negoroji, Negoro-ji Temple Garden |
| Kushimoto | 4 | Kashinosaki Lighthouse, Kushimoto Ōkyo Rosetsu Art Museum, Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum |
| Shirahama | 4 | Sandanbeki, Habitat of Tonda river giant mottle eel, Senjōjiki |
| Kudoyama | 2 | Jison-in Temple, Makiosan Myōjinsha |
| Yuasa | 2 | Yuasa-cho Yuasa, Jin-Buro Museum |
| Kozagawa | 2 | Mushikui-iwa, Ichimai-iwa |
| Hirogawa | 2 | Hiromura Seawall, Inamura-no-Hi no Yakata |
| Taiji | 2 | Taiji Whale Museum, Hiromitsu Ochiai Baseball Hall |
| Hidakagawa | 1 | Dōjō-ji Temple |
| Hashimoto | 1 | Jōfuku-ji Temple |
| Minabe | 1 | Ume Shinkokan |
| Kimino | 1 | Misato Observatory |