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Kansai region - Wakayama
Sacred ground for mountain worship - Thick green forests and deep blue
ocean
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Wakayama expands from the center to the southernmost part of the
Honshu Island (the mainland of Japan). The mysterious mountains
on Wakayama have attracted many people as a sacred ground since
ancient times.
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The coastline has rows of precipitous cliffs, and the sea is studded
with some 130 islands of all sizes. The mountains close to the coast have
gone through numerous upheavals and submergences where formed complex
topography. There are various types of oddly shaped and gigantic rocks
around the ancient sacred ground in the mountains.
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The climate is moderate. Wakayama is also blessed
with many scenic spots, such as the Kumano-Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine
in Mt. Nachi-san, the Sasuta-Hiko-jinja Shrine that worships the
Nachi-no-o-taki Falls, Mt. Koya-san, the 1,200-year-old sacred ground
for Buddhism in Japan and surrounding Koya-Ryujin Quasi-National
Park and Yoshino-Kumano National Park, and the Kino-kawa River that
irrigates the Wakayama Plain.
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Other must-sees are the Nanki Shirahama, one of the most prominent hot
springs in the Kansai region and the cityscape of Wakayama-City that embraces
the Wakayama Castle.
Getting to Wakayama
Take JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line for 2 hours and 30 minutes from Tokyo
Station to Shin-Osaka Station. Then take JR Hanwa Line for 1 hour from
Shin-Osaka Station to Wakayama Station.
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