Kawayu Onsen (川湯温泉), located along the Otogawa, a unique geothermal river in Wakayama Prefecture, is a unique hot spring where visitors dig their own pools to soak in. The hot spring bath opened from the beginning of December until the end of February 2023. Soaking is free...
A brilliant article with even more brilliant imagery on Wakayama, by photographer Alex T. Thomas.
We crossed Wakayama once on the bicycle, following Kumano-kaido and then up north to Koya-san: the sights and nature were spectacular. There is much more to see, so Wakayama is on the to-do (again)...
Risshun Asashibori Junmai Ginjō Namagenshu (立春朝搾り 純米吟醸 生原酒) is made in a nationwide annual brewing event organised by the Japan Prestige Sake Association (日本名門酒会). In 2022, 43 breweries across Japan participated in brewing this sake.
The fourth of February is the day of Risshun (立春), the...
Guidebook to Japan's Kumano Kodo, a series of UNESCO-listed pilgrimage routes that crisscross the mountainous Kii Peninsula, south of Osaka. Centred on three Shinto-Buddhist shrines known as the Kumano Sanzan, the ancient trails blend great hiking and exceptional natural beauty with a unique...
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