Kada and Tomogashima Day Trip: Fort Ruins on an Island and a Seaside Shrine
An old gazetteer places Kada in the west-northwest of Wakayama city, a port town at the northeastern corner of the Kii Channel.
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Wakayama
5 quiet, car-free day trips in Wakayama — no rental car needed.
At a glance
5 guides cover this region. The counts below are the number of guides carrying each tag; a guide can carry several tags, and not every guide is tagged on every line.
- Interest
- Shrines & Temples (1)
- Facts last checked
- 2026-09-09 to 2026-10-10
Koyasan before the day begins: a quiet morning at Okunoin
High in the forested mountains of Wakayama, south of Osaka, Koyasan is not a sight to be ticked off but a working monastic town.
Kumano Hongu: Soak at Tsuboyu in Half-Hour Shifts
Kumano Hongu rewards a full day because its two set pieces fit together so neatly: the old shrine site at Oyunohara is about ten minutes on foot from the main…
Nachi Falls: A Quiet Day Trip from Kii-Katsuura
This article covers a quiet day out from Kii-Katsuura to the sights gathered on the mountainside at Nachi: the waterfall, the grand shrine of Kumano Nachi…
Yuasa: A Quiet Day Trip in Wakayama's Soy Sauce Town
This guide covers the Kuroshio limited express from Shin-Osaka, Tennoji and Shirahama, and the walk from Yuasa Station to the preserved district.