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A rugged, spiritual prefecture of the Kumano pilgrimage trails and the temple town of Koyasan. Also known for mikan oranges and the pandas of Adventure World.

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Best Hotels Near Musota Station | The Riverside Commuter Stop
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Best Hotels Near Musota Station | The Riverside Commuter Stop

Levee sunsets on the Kinokawa and orchard lanes behind β€” the honest riverside stop eight minutes from the…

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Best Hotels Near Kii Station | The Negoro-ji Gateway
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Best Hotels Near Kii Station | The Negoro-ji Gateway

The quiet stop nearest Negoro-ji's great pagoda β€” warrior-monk history and honest advice on a commuter base.

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Best Hotels Near Wakayama-Daigakumae Station | The Mall-Gate Newcomer
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Best Hotels Near Wakayama-Daigakumae Station | The Mall-Gate Newcomer

The 2012 newcomer with a mega-mall at its gates β€” the practical express stop between Osaka and the…

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Best Hotels Near Wakayama Station | Castle, Ramen & the Cat-Train Line
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Best Hotels Near Wakayama Station | Castle, Ramen & the Cat-Train Line

Soy-dark ramen, a Tokugawa castle, early cherries at Kimiidera β€” and a railway whose stationmaster is a cat.

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Best Hotels Near Wakayamashi Station | The Nankai Terminus & the Sea-Bream Line
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Best Hotels Near Wakayamashi Station | The Nankai Terminus & the Sea-Bream Line

The terminus where sea-bream trains sail to a doll-filled shrine β€” and the ferry slips away to Shikoku…

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Koya-san: Sleeping Among the Dead at Japan’s Most Sacred Mountain
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Koya-san: Sleeping Among the Dead at Japan’s Most Sacred Mountain

There is a specific quality that only a few places in Japan possess β€” a depth of accumulated…

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Canyoning in Japan: Descending Waterfalls in Gifu and Hyogo
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Canyoning in Japan: Descending Waterfalls in Gifu and Hyogo

Canyoning (キャニγ‚ͺニング) β€” the activity of descending steep river gorges by a combination of jumping, sliding, rappelling, swimming,…

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Kumano Kodo Trail Guide | UNESCO Pilgrimage Japan
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Kumano Kodo Trail Guide | UNESCO Pilgrimage Japan

Japan Pilgrimage Guide Β· Kumano Kodo Kumano Kodo: Walk Japan’s AncientUNESCO World Heritage Forest Trail The Only Pilgrimage…

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