This plan is the short version of Wakanoura 5-hour Walk adding a visit of Kishutoshogu Shrine instead of visiting Tamatsushima Shrine.
The Wakanoura area is in Wakayama prefecture and the area was designated as the Japan Heritage, “Treasure House of Scenic Beauty”.
We walk some spots overlooking the beautiful scenery.
Viewpoint 
Wakaura Tenmangu Shrine 
Kishu Toshogu Shrine
Highlights of the Walk
Takatsushiyama View Point
The observatory is on a 136-meter-high hill and it gives us wonderful 360-degree view of the urban area of Wakayama City, the sea of Wakaura Bay and mountains spread in the Kii Peninsula and so on.
It is the very core of “the Treasure House of Scenic Beauty, Wakaura.”
Wakaura Tenmangu Shrine
The Shinto shrine is dedicated to a deity of academic achievement.
It was founded about 1,050 years ago.
The present building built in 1606 is well-preserved and it astonishes many visitors with its mysterious sacred atmosphere.
Kishu Toshogu Shrine
At the beginning of Edo Period, when Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun, began to dominate the whole of Japan, his tenth son became the lord of Kii (or Wakayama) Domain.
The small but gorgeous shrine on a hillside is dedicated to the father and the son.
This Plan is Recommended for those who…
- have visited the famous sightseeing spots such as Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and so on.
- are planning to stay somewhere in between Koyasan and Kumano Kodo.
- can spend around 3 hours before/after using the Kansai Airport (KIX).
- want to visit a place where any other travelers from oversees have not visited.
- want to do a light trekking before Kumano Kodo.
- want to trek enjoying the beautiful scenery.
- are interested in Japan’s histories, Waka (Japanese poetry), Shinto and so on.
Course Information
| Distance | approx. 2.5 km |
| Hour | approx. 3 |
| Difficulty | ★★☆☆☆～★★★☆☆ |
※The walk includes 600 m uphill.