if you use JAL’s Japan Explorer Pass – and you can also save on trains in the region with an Ise-Kumano-Wakayama Area Tourist Pass. Banryu-tei Garden at Kongobu-ji Head Temple Simply put ...

50km apart on the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, are a slice of Japan well and truly off the beaten path. Although only a short trip south of high-octane Osaka and the World Heritage temples and ...

Located in central Japan, Mie is renowned for its rich cultural ... Nara, rich in history, is home to remarkable landmarks like Todai-ji Temple, with its towering Great Buddha, and Kasuga Taisha ...

KOYA, Wakayama -- A luxurious suite at a temple lodging facility on Mount Koya, a sacred Buddhist site in western Japan, has been attracting a surge of reservations from foreigners despite its ...