Wakanoura Area

I decided to bunch these locations together since they are linked by the Sound of Waves Path, a neat public trail which networks the Shrines and public park areas.

There was a convenient 7-11 located just before the Kishu Tosho-gu Shrine so I could get my food and drinks for lunch.

The Kishu Tosho-gu shrine has amazing artwork in its central shrine, but alas, they forbid photography. They had a QR to access a website showing the artwork.

I wandered through Miterai-Ike Park then climbed the steps to the Wakaura Tenman-gu Shrine to access the Sound of Waves Path. From there it was an easy walk to reach the observation tower which provided a wrap around view of Wakayama and where I had my 7-11 lunch.Read more