Area Tanabe If you are a serious Aikido buff, you will have heard of Tanabe. This little town on the shores of the Pacific Ocean on the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula is the birthplace of the founder..
Accommodation Buddha Guesthouse in Tanabe Virginia Gonzalez Buddha Guesthouse is an affordable guesthouse located in Tanabe City; it is close to Ogigahama Beach and to Kii Tanabe Station
12 Culture Hongu Town Virginia Gonzalez Hongu is a city in Wakayama Prefecture that is famous for its World Heritage Sites: the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine and the Kumano..
Activities Kumano Kodo-The “Way of St. James” of Japan Alena Eckelmann The Way of St. James and the Hongu Taisha in Japan are both over 1,000 years old. The paths lead to a shrine in Wakayama Prefecture's..
Culture Kumano Kodo’s Nakahechi Trail Alena Eckelmann Follow into the footsteps and discover the tales of pilgrims along the ancient Nakahechi pilgrimage trail in Kumano
Beauty & Spa Tsubo-yu Onsen Alena Eckelmann There are thousands of onsen in Japan but Tsubo-yu beats them all. Not only is it one of the oldest hot spring baths in the country..
Beauty & Spa The Healing Powers of Yunomine Onsen Alena Eckelmann Yunomine is a small hot spring village in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Legend has it that water from a statue of Yakushi Nyorai was..