Kansai · Japan (Deutsch) · 2026/2027

Wakayama (和歌山県) — Japan Reiseführer: Sehenswürdigkeiten, Anreise & Spezialitäten

Hauptstadt Wakayama · 30 Städte in Wakayama (Kansai): Sacred mountain monastery of Koyasan (Okunoin Cemetery), UNESCO Kumano Kodo pilgrimage shrines (Kumano Nachi Taisha & Nachi Falls, Hongu Taisha), Wakayama Castle, and Shirahama Onsen.

Region / KantonKansai
VerkehrsknotenpunktWakayama (Wakayama Station, Koyasan (Nankai Line) & Shirahama / Kii-Katsuura)
Alle Städte30
Beste ReisezeitSpring & Autumn
RegionWakayama (和歌山県) · Kansai
VerkehrsknotenpunktWakayama · Wakayama Station, Koyasan (Nankai Line) & Shirahama / Kii-Katsuura
Alle Städte30
Sehenswürdigkeiten & AktivitätenSacred mountain monastery of Koyasan (Okunoin Cemetery), UNESCO Kumano Kodo pilgrimage shrines (Kumano Nachi Taisha & Nachi Falls, Hongu Taisha), Wakayama Castle, and Shirahama Onsen.
Lokale Küche & SpezialitätenWakayama pork-bone soy ramen (Chuka-soba), Koyasan shojin ryori (Buddhist temple vegetarian cuisine), Katsuura fresh Pacific bluefin tuna, Nanko-ume plums & Arida mikan oranges, Mehari-zushi (mustard-leaf rice balls)
Beste ReisezeitSpring & Autumn

Anreise & Nahverkehr

Wakayama Station, Koyasan (Nankai Line) & Shirahama / Kii-Katsuura — 1h from Osaka Namba to Wakayama (or 1h 40m to Koyasan via Nankai Railway + cable car); JR Kuroshio Limited Express from Shin-Osaka/Tennoji down the coast to Shirahama and Nachi-Katsuura.

Sehenswürdigkeiten & Aktivitäten

Sacred mountain monastery of Koyasan (Okunoin Cemetery), UNESCO Kumano Kodo pilgrimage shrines (Kumano Nachi Taisha & Nachi Falls, Hongu Taisha), Wakayama Castle, and Shirahama Onsen.

Lokale Küche & Spezialitäten

Wakayama pork-bone soy ramen (Chuka-soba), Koyasan shojin ryori (Buddhist temple vegetarian cuisine), Katsuura fresh Pacific bluefin tuna, Nanko-ume plums & Arida mikan oranges, Mehari-zushi (mustard-leaf rice balls).

Alle Städte (30) — Wakayama (和歌山県)

Stadt / GemeindeOrtsname / CodeEinwohnerReiseführer
Wakayama和歌山市372,175Zum Guide →
Kainan海南市55,877Zum Guide →
Tanabe田辺市80,478Zum Guide →
Gobō御坊市26,335Zum Guide →
Arida有田市31,194Zum Guide →
Shingū新宮市32,654Zum Guide →
Kinokawa紀の川市67,192Zum Guide →
Hashimoto橋本市67,505Zum Guide →
Iwade岩出市51,843Zum Guide →
Koyasan高野町2,786Zum Guide →
Yura由良町6,445Zum Guide →
Taiji太地町3,387Zum Guide →
Susamiすさみ町4,628Zum Guide →
Shirahama白浜町22,833Zum Guide →
Nachikatsuura那智勝浦町16,860Zum Guide →
Kushimoto串本町18,063Zum Guide →
Katsuragiかつらぎ町18,221Zum Guide →
Hirogawa広川町7,677Zum Guide →
Aridagawa有田川町27,568Zum Guide →
Hidaka日高町7,900Zum Guide →
Hidakagawa日高川町10,622Zum Guide →
Inami印南町8,875Zum Guide →
Kimino紀美野町10,071Zum Guide →
Kudoyama九度山町4,797Zum Guide →
Mihama美浜町7,843Zum Guide →
Minabeみなべ町13,822Zum Guide →
Yuasa湯浅町13,238Zum Guide →
Kamitonda上富田町15,358Zum Guide →
Kitayama北山村471Zum Guide →
Kozagawa古座川町3,077Zum Guide →

Frequently asked questions

Sehenswürdigkeiten & Aktivitäten — Wakayama (和歌山県)?

Wakayama (和歌山県, Kansai): Sacred mountain monastery of Koyasan (Okunoin Cemetery), UNESCO Kumano Kodo pilgrimage shrines (Kumano Nachi Taisha & Nachi Falls, Hongu Taisha), Wakayama Castle, and Shirahama Onsen. (Wakayama, Kainan, Tanabe, Gobō, Arida).

Anreise & Nahverkehr — Wakayama (和歌山県)?

Verkehrsknotenpunkt: Wakayama Station, Koyasan (Nankai Line) & Shirahama / Kii-Katsuura (Wakayama). 1h from Osaka Namba to Wakayama (or 1h 40m to Koyasan via Nankai Railway + cable car); JR Kuroshio Limited Express from Shin-Osaka/Tennoji down the coast to Shirahama and Nachi-Katsuura.

Lokale Küche & Spezialitäten — Wakayama (和歌山県)?

Wakayama (和歌山県): Wakayama pork-bone soy ramen (Chuka-soba), Koyasan shojin ryori (Buddhist temple vegetarian cuisine), Katsuura fresh Pacific bluefin tuna, Nanko-ume plums & Arida mikan oranges, Mehari-zushi (mustard-leaf rice balls).

Beste Reisezeit — Wakayama (和歌山県)?

Spring & Autumn — Spring and autumn for hiking the UNESCO Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails and staying at Koyasan temple lodgings (shukubo); summer for Shirahama white-sand beach.