Wakayama Prefecture

Understand

Tourist Information Site Wakayama Travel Guide is the prefecture's official multilingual guide site.

Getting there

By plane 1 Nanki–Shirahama Airport (SHM IATA). Flights only to Tokyo-Haneda.

By train The main train hub is Wakayama, about one hour south of Osaka, or two hours to Kyoto on the Ocean Arrows limited express.

By bus

Getting around

By train A train line runs around the southern coastline. Other train services are sparse.

See

Shirahama beach is crowded with tourists every summer. The water is clear and there are lots of hotels near the beach. The three shrines of Kumano Kodo, namely Kumano-Hayatama, Kumano-Nachi and Kumano-Hongu (formerly Kumano-Niimasu), have been named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Go next

Ise - small town in Mie prefecture with its famous shrines, can be reached by train.