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Wakayama prefecture (和歌山県 Wakayama-ken) is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

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[edit] Cities

• Wakayama - the prefectural capital
• Kushimoto - town on the southernmost point of Honshu

[edit] Other destinations

• Mount Koya - mountaintop monastery town, the stronghold of mystical Shingon Buddhism and the site of Japan's strangest graveyard

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[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

[edit] 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.

[edit] By bus

[edit] Get around

[edit] By train

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

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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 Kumanokodo, namely Kumanohayatama, Kumanonachi and Kumanonimasu, have been named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

[edit] Do

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[edit] Eat

[edit] Drink

[edit] Get out

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

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