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Okunoin Path
Two kilometres of cedars, with over 200,000 gravestones. Sengoku commanders lie there without regard to which side they fought on.
Tomogashima
Meiji-era gun batteries lie buried in the forest. It is called the Laputa island.
Misato Observatory
An observatory in Kimino, opening its 105-centimetre reflecting telescope to the public.
Tomogashima
An island in the Kitan Strait, where the old army's brick gun emplacements remain.
Wakayama Marina City
An artificial island on the Wakayama City waterfront, with a district modelled on medieval Europe and a market.
Kohara Cave Dinosaur Land
A centre in Katsuragi, where you walk through a cave among model dinosaurs.
Danjo Garan
The first zone laid out when Mount Koya was founded, with the Konpon Daito and the golden hall side by side.
Enjugahama Beach
A shore in Mihama, with about six kilometres of pine woods planted against the tides.
Tenjinzaki
A cape jutting into Tanabe Bay. At low tide a flat reef appears, good for looking at sea life.
Sandanbeki
A rock wall about 50 metres high in Shirahama, running two kilometres north to south.
Washigamine Cosmos Park
A cosmos field on a 586-metre summit in Aridagawa. On clear days you can see as far as Shikoku.
Koyasan Cable Car
A railway climbing 328 metres in about five minutes, used by pilgrims to Mount Koya.
Katsuragi-nishi (Outbound) Roadside Station
A roadside station in Katsuragi, doubling as an expressway rest stop, selling local produce.
Totsui Limestone Cave
A limestone cave about 100 metres long in Yura, said to have formed some 250 million years ago.
Hashimoto Eco Park Kimi-no-sato
A park in Hashimoto planted with seasonal trees and flowers, selling local vegetables.
Bunzo Falls
A waterfall at Shigo in Katsuragi, in a district known for skewered persimmons.
Kinan Grape Orchard
A vineyard in Kamitonda, set in hills with a wide difference between day and night temperatures.
Kudoyama Sanada Museum
A museum in Kudoyama on three generations of the Sanada: Masayuki, Yukimura and Daisuke.