Wakayama

城市概覽

Climate

Most travelers experience Wakayama during the worst weather of the year, in July and August.

Money There is an international ATM in the lobby of the central post office, which is on your right as you exit the east side of Wakayama cattle, and JR Wakayama station Mio 1F. International ATMs with English menus are also available at 7-Eleven and Lawson convenience stores, which are open 24 hours in plentiful quantities throughout the city. If you need to change money, Wakayama central post office and kiyo bank change money.

1 Wakayama central post office (和歌山中央郵便局). M-F 09:00-15:00. USD EUR GBP AUD CAD CHF KRW 2 Kiyo bank Head office (紀陽銀行本店). M-F 09:00-15:00. USD AUD CAD GBP EUR HKD THB CNH 3 Kiyo bank higashiwakayama branch (紀陽銀行東和歌山支店). M-F 09:00-15:00. USD 4 Kiyo bank kimiidera branch (紀陽銀行紀三井寺支店). M-F 09:00-15:00. USD

Orientation Most visitors arrive at JR Wakayama Station, which is a 30-minute walk or get 5 minute on the Wakayama bus Line 0 from the Wakayama Castle. If you arrive by Kansai International Airport shuttle bus, you will be at the east side of the station. There is an underground pedestrian walkway leading to the main side of the station (west exit). Visitors arrive at Nankai Wakayama-shi Station, which is a 15-minute walk from the Wakayama Castle.

Tourist information site The local tourist association has a stubbornly Japanese-only guide site.

如何抵達

By plane Kansai International Airport (KIX IATA) connects to domestic destinations in Japan.

By train Wakayama can be accessed on the JR Hanwa Line and the private Nankai Main Line, both of which run south from Osaka City. JR Wakayama station can be reached by Limited Express trains from Shin-Osaka station, departing every hour. The Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio or Ocean Arrow run from Shin-Osaka to Wakayama in one hour at a cost of ¥2660. From Tennoji the run takes about 45 minutes (¥2280). There are also five daily Limited Express departures from Kyoto (90 minutes, ¥3660). From major stations on the Osaka Loop Line, regular Rapid trains run to Wakayama every 20 minutes: look for the Kisyuji Rapid (紀州路快速). It takes about 90 minutes from Osaka (¥1210) and one hour from Tennoji (¥830). Be sure that you are in the correct car, as part of the train splits off to Kansai International Airport. The above trains are free with the Japan Rail Pass. Nankai Railway has two stations: The main station, located marginally closer to the castle than JR, is called Wakayamashi. The other station, Wakayamako, is adjacent to the Nankai Ferry terminal where ships operate to/from Tokushima. Wakayamashi is served by Nankai Railway's Limited Express train, appropriately called the Southern. Trains depart every 30 minutes from Nankai Namba station, running to Wakayamashi in about one hour at a cost of ¥1390. Select trains continue on to Wakayamako, five more minutes away. By regular train it takes 75–90 minutes to reach Wakayamashi with a change of trains required en route, at a cost of ¥890. All trains pick up and discharge at Shin-Imamiya station, which is a stop on the JR Osaka Loop Line.

By bus An overnight bus service operated by Narita Kūkō Kōtsū runs daily from Keisei-Ueno station in Tokyo and Yokohama station in Kanagawa to JR Wakayama and Nankai Wakayamashi stations. The one-way cost is ¥9000 from Ueno and ¥8600 from Yokohama.

Willer Express. A bus service from Shinjuku, Tokyo

當地交通

Buses that run between the two train stations pass the castle. The maximum journey is ¥220 and takes ten minutes or so. Taxis also operate in large numbers, and are very easily found.

By train JR West Nankai Electric Railway Wakayama Electric Railway

By bus Wakayama Bus (和歌山バス) is Bus lines in Wakayama. Bus lines run through Wakayama and out to the suburbs. Two bus terminus are JR Wakayama station west side and Nankai Wakayama-shi station south side. 1day pass price is ¥1000. Major bus lines are 3 lines, JR Wakayama station - Nankai Wakayama-shi station line, JR Wakayama station - Wakauraguchi line and Nankai Wakayama-shi - Wakauraguchi line. JR Wakayama station - Wakauraguchi (和歌浦口) line is line No. 25, 26 and 27. JR Wakayama station - Nankai Wakayama-shi station line is line No. 0, 40, 42, 44 and 52. Nankai Wakayama-shi - Wakauraguchi (和歌浦口) line is line No.13. Wakauraguchi (和歌浦口) start Wakanoura Area.

Main Wakayama Bus stops 5 Wakauraguchi bus stop (和歌浦口). Main bus stop is in Wakanoura area. Line 25, 26 and 27 are 15 minute intervals. 6 Kouenmae bus stop (公園前). Main bus stop is in Wakayama Castle Area. Line 0 is 10 minutes intervals.

JR Wakayama station bus terminus 7 JR Wakayama station bus terminus No.1 (JR和歌山駅乗り場1). Line 86 87 88 Narutaki Dunchi (鳴滝団地), Line 44 52 55 Wakayama Medical University (医大病院), Line 42 43 Wakayama Marina City (マリーナシティ). 8 JR Wakayama station bus terminus No.2 (JR和歌山駅乗り場2). Line 25 26 27 Wakauraguchi (和歌浦口), Line 30 33 Saigasaki (雑賀崎), Line 23 Wakayama Medical University (医大病院), Line 24 Shin-Wakaura (新和歌浦), Line 22 121 Wakayama Marina City (マリーナシティ). 9 JR Wakayama station bus terminus No.3 (JR和歌山駅乗り場3). Line 0 40 42 44 52 Nankai Wakayama-shi station (南海和歌山市駅). 10 JR Wakayama station bus terminus No.4 (JR和歌山駅乗り場4). Line 71 72 73 171 172 173 272 273 372 Wakayama University (和歌山大学), Line 60 61 160 Wakayama Prefecture Hall (県庁). 11 JR Wakayama station bus terminus No.5 (JR和歌山駅乗り場5). 12 JR Wakayama station bus terminus Ka

必看景點

The three shrines 1 Hinokuma Jingu / Kunikakasu Jingu (日前神宮・國懸神宮) (five minutes' walk from Nichizengu station.). This is equivalent to Ise Grand Shrine and one of the oldest shrines in Japan. It is a shrine popularly known as Nichizengu, and has two shrines in the grounds. 2 Kamayama Jinja Shrine (竈山神社) (15 minutes walk from Kamayama station). It is dedicated to Hikoitsusenomikoto. He was Emperor Jimmu's eldest brother.The deity Hiko Itsuse no Mikoto is seated as the imperial brother of the first Emperor Jinmu. During the pacification of Yamato, he fought against the army of Nagamochi Hiko at Kugayaga Hill and was injured by a stray arrow. He died at Osuimon and was buried in the land of Kamayama. The shrineis located on the historical site. The shrine is listed in the Engishiki's list of deities as "Kamayama Shrine in Kii Province, Nagusa District", and it has been a grand shrine highly respected by the imperial family and receiving offerings from the government since ancient times. 3 Itakiso Jinja Shrine (伊太祁曽神社) (5 minutes walk from Idakiso station). Ita Kiso Shrine is dedicated to the deity "Itakeru no Mikoto" (also known as "Izanagi"), who is recorded in the "Nihon Shoki" as having traveled around the country planting trees. Itakeru no Mikoto is generally revered as the "God of Trees." As a result, the shrine receives many visitors from people involved in the timber industry nationwide. Additionally, in the "Kojiki", he is recorded as "Oho Yabiko no Kami", and it is written that he saved the life of the great deity Okuninushi when he encountered disaster. Bec